Arjun Singh, a freedom fighter, passed away on 5th November 2015 at his residence at Sri Krishnapuri Patna. He would have completed 91 just the next month, on 24 December. In a span of nine decades he witnessed, lived and contributed, in a substantial measure, to some of the historic moments of progress in BiharContinue reading “Arjun Singh: an obituary”
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मैया की कहानी, मैया की जुबानी 4
शेरपुर में हमारा घर मिट्टी का था, उपर खपरैल। हमारे गांव में उस समय शायद सारे घर कच्ची दीवारों के ही थे। एक बार हमारे पड़ोस में चोरी हुई थी। चोर रात में घर के पीछे वाली दीवार में सेंध मारकर अंदर दाखिल हो गया। कच्ची दीवारों में सेंध मारना आसान होता है। सुबह उठकरContinue reading “मैया की कहानी, मैया की जुबानी 4”
मैया की कहानी, मैया की जुबानी 1
मेरा जन्म पटना से करीब 100 किलोमीटर पूरब एक छोटे से गांव में हुआ, जिसका नाम है शेरपुर। गांव के पूर्वी छोर पर गंगा बहती है, और पश्चिमी छोर पर है दिल्ली से हावड़ा को जोड़ने वाली मुख्य रेल मार्ग। मेरे घर और रेल लाइन के बीच केवल खेत ही खेत थे। बचपन से घरContinue reading “मैया की कहानी, मैया की जुबानी 1”
गांधी, एक आलेख: लेखिका, मेरी मकार्थी, 1949
“सुना तुमने, उन्होंने महात्मा को ठिकाने लगा दिया,” एक महिला सहकर्मी ने सारा लॉरेंस कॉलेज के कॉफी हाउस में खाने की मेज पर बैठते हुए कहा। बातचीत की शुरुआत करते हुए उन्होंने महात्मा शब्द को इस लहजे में कहा मानो गांधी एक ढोंगी साधु हों, एक सपेरा। “महात्मा,” एक महिला अध्यापिका ने दोहराया, अपने कांटे(चम्मच-कांटा)Continue reading “गांधी, एक आलेख: लेखिका, मेरी मकार्थी, 1949”
Conversations with Prof Kapil Muni Tiwary 5
In the previous episode Prof Tiwary had narrated the stories of his days as a student of BA at H D Jain College Arah in the early fifties. Here he shares an experience of his interaction with a teacher in the classroom when he was a student of MA at Patna university. Me: Sir, youContinue reading “Conversations with Prof Kapil Muni Tiwary 5”
Conversations with Prof Kapil Muni Tiwary 2
In the first episode Prof K M Tiwary narrated what had led to his involvement in the political activities as a student at Patna College. In this episode he relates the story of why he could not get admission to BA (Bachelor of Arts) in Patna College despite his good results in IA (Intermediate ofContinue reading “Conversations with Prof Kapil Muni Tiwary 2”
Conversations with Prof Kapil Muni Tiwary 7
In this episode Prof Kapil Muni Tiwary shares the story of how he got the opportunity to study in the University of Pennsylvania, one of the top universities of the US, in the mid sixties for his PhD in Linguistics. It throws some light on the political changes that were taking place in Bihar inContinue reading “Conversations with Prof Kapil Muni Tiwary 7”
Wikipedia: what, why & how?
Source: Wikimedia Commons Wikipedia & me “Why don’t you try your hand at Wikipedia”, my teacher asked me in 2009. Wikipedia was 8 years old then. It had already raced ahead of its print counterparts like Encyclopedia Britannica or Americana in terms of volume and popularity. I was only a user of this knowledge platform,Continue reading “Wikipedia: what, why & how?”
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