Sparks from Memory

Landing at Bundi: I was five years old when our father moved from Banswara to Bundi. sometimes in the middle of the year 1930. At that time  Banswara and Bundi were not  connected directly by rail.  Nearest railway station of Banswara was at Ratlam and that for Bundi was Kota Junction. There were very few … Read more

Bundi in 1930:  Our father moved from Banswara to Bundi, sometimes in the middle of the year 1930. At that time, Bundi was a small princely state, with very limited  financial resources.  Bundi city was land locked and had very limited  communication links with the neighbouring states or the outside world.  Bundi did not have … Read more

1. Hadoti: The south eastern region of Rajasthan is a   plateau  popularly known as Hadoti Plateau. Hadoti covers the districts of   Bundi, Kota, Baran and Jhalawar. The region lies  between latitudes 23051’ to 25027’ and longitudes 75015’ and 77025’ and  covers an area of  24185 sq km.  Chambal is the main river of this region. … Read more

Banswara: There is small patch of land on the southern tip of Rajasthan lying between latitudes 230-11’ to 260-56’ and longitudes 740 and 740-47’. It covers an area of about 5077 sq km. The land was commonly known over the years as bagar, literally meaning  jungle. The western part of the land has small hill … Read more

Rajasthan:  There is no stone in Rajasthan which does not carry in its bosom the untold stories  of the trials, tribulations and unending struggles of the people of Rajasthan. There is hardly any speck of dust anywhere in Rajasthan, which is not soaked with the blood of well-meaning simple folk, who shed their blood to … Read more