No friend like health abounding;
And like disease, no foe;
No love like love of children;
Like hunger pangs , no woe.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
From Bapu ji's diary
Sow desire, reap action
Sow action, reap habit
Sow habit and reap character
Sow character and reap destiny
Sow action, reap habit
Sow habit and reap character
Sow character and reap destiny
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Pala Singh Bhogal
He was our paternal great grandfather. To continue the story of bicycle he imported, papa says when he used to come down to village in hoshiarpur during winters months, people used to come to watch him ride it. It was said a two wheeled thing has come and it doesn't fall.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
village sangatpur
To santokh
My grandfather's name was hardit uday singh sohanpal also known as bauji in the village. as many villages in punjab have the same names , ours is near phillaur, on phillaur nurmahal road, the adjacent village being partapura, if i have the spellings right. my daughter tells me to check my spellings, but i am too lazy; also my english is not too perfect either , but i can be given a little leeway considering i studied in a hindi medium school(are u reading???). anyways to get back to the subject the railway station near our village was partapura, about 1 km away. when my mother was studying in phillaur, my great grandfather used to watch out for her coming home from a telescope which was installed on the roof of the house. In those times it was the only three storied pucca house in the village. I'll have to get back to my mother to find out about yours. By the way mostly people know her as matta
My grandfather's name was hardit uday singh sohanpal also known as bauji in the village. as many villages in punjab have the same names , ours is near phillaur, on phillaur nurmahal road, the adjacent village being partapura, if i have the spellings right. my daughter tells me to check my spellings, but i am too lazy; also my english is not too perfect either , but i can be given a little leeway considering i studied in a hindi medium school(are u reading???). anyways to get back to the subject the railway station near our village was partapura, about 1 km away. when my mother was studying in phillaur, my great grandfather used to watch out for her coming home from a telescope which was installed on the roof of the house. In those times it was the only three storied pucca house in the village. I'll have to get back to my mother to find out about yours. By the way mostly people know her as matta
cycles on mall
found this post on hindustan.net where one can interact with atal ji.
Milestones Hero’s success saga contains the element of courage, great, determination, enterprises and perseverance coupled with vision and meticulous planning : 1956 Hero Cycles Ltd. is established. The lndian Cycle Industry Bicycle was seen in India in the year 1890. Import of cycles, however, started in 1905 and continued for more than 50 years. Complete ban on imports was announced by the Government in July, 1953, but cycle kept on simmering in the country till 1961. In 1890, selling price of an imported bicycle was arround Rs. 45/-; in 1917, during the First World War the price jumped to Rs. 500/- but dropped considerably, month by month and came down to Rs. 35/- or so (U. K. makes) and Rs. 15/- or so (Japanese models). It would be interesting to mention that in 1919, five persons in Punjab imported cycles and used them on The Mall, Simla. These included one Bishop, Two military men and two contractors including S. Pala Singh Bhogal (Grand Father of Mr. M.S. Bhogal of Ludhiana). Under special permission of the Governor, they were allowed to use cycles on 'The Mall' only for one hour in a day. They imported B.S.A. Cross Bar Cycle from U.K. and it used to be a kind of Mela at that particular hour on the Mall in Simla, the scene watched by hundreds of people everyday. Later, a firm was formed under the name of Singh & Co. with shops on Railway Road, Jalandhar and Bazar Vakillan, Hoshiarpur, which imported bicycles in the year 1930 onwards.
Milestones Hero’s success saga contains the element of courage, great, determination, enterprises and perseverance coupled with vision and meticulous planning : 1956 Hero Cycles Ltd. is established. The lndian Cycle Industry Bicycle was seen in India in the year 1890. Import of cycles, however, started in 1905 and continued for more than 50 years. Complete ban on imports was announced by the Government in July, 1953, but cycle kept on simmering in the country till 1961. In 1890, selling price of an imported bicycle was arround Rs. 45/-; in 1917, during the First World War the price jumped to Rs. 500/- but dropped considerably, month by month and came down to Rs. 35/- or so (U. K. makes) and Rs. 15/- or so (Japanese models). It would be interesting to mention that in 1919, five persons in Punjab imported cycles and used them on The Mall, Simla. These included one Bishop, Two military men and two contractors including S. Pala Singh Bhogal (Grand Father of Mr. M.S. Bhogal of Ludhiana). Under special permission of the Governor, they were allowed to use cycles on 'The Mall' only for one hour in a day. They imported B.S.A. Cross Bar Cycle from U.K. and it used to be a kind of Mela at that particular hour on the Mall in Simla, the scene watched by hundreds of people everyday. Later, a firm was formed under the name of Singh & Co. with shops on Railway Road, Jalandhar and Bazar Vakillan, Hoshiarpur, which imported bicycles in the year 1930 onwards.
back again
Well, had a long break with papa being in hospital. He has a pacemaker maker now , which has been named milkha singh by him. he says now my heart will run at the pace set by him. Anyways today, saini uncle from patiala has come to visit so he is obviosuly feeling better.
more later.......................
more later.......................
Monday, June 16, 2008
Electricity
Funny how we take certain things for granted.
Some time ago my eldest bua told me , that when my grandfather went to meet the boy she was to marry , he saw an electric bulb hanging over the desk. He saw here and there but couls not find a wire leading to it. He asked him whether they had electricity in village, the reply was no, but he liked the look . So grand father came back and said , that the boy is shaukeen.
It made me wonder whether my parents had access to electricity all their lives. No , was papa's reply, only few people had the connection. Infact he and his friend, grewal rented a room with a bulb together to prepare for matric exams. No, mum said. There wasn't any when she lived in the village as child. That's why she said people in the evening used to eat dinner early and then light a lamp and sit and do embroidery or spin or knit and sing songs. The other day the scene was enacted in a punjabi show. it was known as tiranjan, which was where women got together in the evenings and did all that.
Some time ago my eldest bua told me , that when my grandfather went to meet the boy she was to marry , he saw an electric bulb hanging over the desk. He saw here and there but couls not find a wire leading to it. He asked him whether they had electricity in village, the reply was no, but he liked the look . So grand father came back and said , that the boy is shaukeen.
It made me wonder whether my parents had access to electricity all their lives. No , was papa's reply, only few people had the connection. Infact he and his friend, grewal rented a room with a bulb together to prepare for matric exams. No, mum said. There wasn't any when she lived in the village as child. That's why she said people in the evening used to eat dinner early and then light a lamp and sit and do embroidery or spin or knit and sing songs. The other day the scene was enacted in a punjabi show. it was known as tiranjan, which was where women got together in the evenings and did all that.
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