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Dream of Rural Prosperity And Urbanisation

Posted on May 15, 2007 by indra

India is marching towards prosperity with GDP tending to grow to double digits, foreign exchange reserve exceeding $200 billion, manufacturing sector growth going beyond targeted 12%, and almost all sectors booming. Is its impact limited to the prosperity only in … Continue reading →

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Kuer Singh or Kunwar Singh? The Unsung Hero of 1857

Posted on May 14, 2007 by indra

I don’t know which one of the two spellings- Kuer Singh and Kunwar Singh used for the Great hero of Uprising of 1857 are correct. Perhaps, as much as I know it should be the later. It was my teacher … Continue reading →

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Maya the Master, Daya the Devil

Posted on May 14, 2007 by indra

Proud Parent Maya: For the whole day yesterday April 13, 2007 and even today, Maya and Daya occupied the major time of the TV News channels. In this great democracy, Maya is in the topmost chair of governance in UP, … Continue reading →

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1857- Some Interesting Remnants From Great Uprising Days

Posted on May 12, 2007 by indra

I had been to Red Fort a number of times. However, I never knew of the most famous feature of Diwa’i am: the pietra dura panels that form the backdrop to the throne platform. I came to have the information … Continue reading →

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On This Day, 150 years Ago

Posted on May 12, 2007 by indra

On this very date in 1857, the sepoys mutinied in Meerut. Sepoys of the 20th Native Infantry went on the rampage, setting bungalows on fire and massacring British families. The immediate reason for the rebellion and eruption of violence was … Continue reading →

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The Uncovered Marriage Ceremony

Posted on May 12, 2007 by indra

Basically, we had visited Varanasi and Patna for the marriage of Babloo, the eldest son of Nirmal, my cousin, but it has so happened that I didn’t cover that in my blogging. As it appeared, the marriage in Bihar and … Continue reading →

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Metro Making to Noida

Posted on May 9, 2007 by indra

All over Noida through Atta Pir, Botanical Garden, Golf Club to Degree College, one can see the speedy construction and raising of pillars that will support the rails for Metro. Though it has created some inconveniences, the vehicular movement remains … Continue reading →

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The Booming or Bubbling India

Posted on May 9, 2007 by indra

Mithilesh Jha, an IITian graduate engineer from Kanpur in computer engineering and working in some high executive position in Cadence India met me during my morning walk today. He was with one of his sons who is in IT-BHU studying … Continue reading →

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Slate or Laptop

Posted on May 8, 2007 by indra

I don’t know if the schools these days use slate or not, even in lower classes. But I used it extensively during my school days. That was the cheapest option for practicing math problems without recurring cost. Many a times … Continue reading →

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Noida: Enlightening Election in RWA

Posted on May 8, 2007 by indra

Yesterday, the sector 41 householders had an unique election for its RWA (Residents Welfare Association). All these years, in a meeting on someone’s initiative, people present used to decide on 5 unanimously agreed block representatives for each block (10blocks in … Continue reading →

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