With Ashima

 On the third day in Lucknow on 13th March, 2015, I met my old friend Ashima and spent time with her.She is now the Director of the Railway Training institute .It was fun spending time with her granddaughter and going around Lucknow.

Isableela Thoburn, IT College

On 12th March, 2015, attended the two day   National seminar in one of the first women's college Isableela Thoburn popularly known as IT college started in 1875 in Lucknow.Its a beautiful College with a Colonial structure and furniture.The popularity of the college can be gauged from the fact that the cross-section of road adjacent to the college is commonly known as the “IT Chauraha”.There were no avenues for higher education for girls in Lucknow during the reign of Nawabs. The need for extensive higher education gained weight and the Lucknow Women’s College was established on 12th July 1886. Later, it came to be known as the Isabella Thoburn College. All the courses of the college were affiliated to the Calcutta University with Fine Arts (F.A.) being the most popular. In 1894, the college earned the affiliation from the Allahabad University.The institute has been named after its founder Isabella Thoburn who was an American Missionary. She worked tirelessly for the establishment and progress of the college for 31 years. in the year 1901, she passed away following a prolonged illness.Ms. Florence Nichols came to Lucknow in 1921 to handle the administration of the institute in order to provide top level higher education to the girls in Lucknow. I felt happy coming back to the Indo gangetic plain besides meeting many old friends.The College was set up in 1886 for girls and then some portions were added in 1922.The buidings are very Colonial and so is the furniture.

Holi celebrations, 2015

On 6th March, 2015, celebrated Holi the Indian festival of colours.  Happy Holi to every one .

Last day of the Adivasi Seminar

 The three day National seminar in the dept.came to an end on 21st February, 2015. Met many students and got to know them a little better in the  informal meeting  over dinner.Interacted with other scholars working on the issue. The highlight was interacting with the descendants of Gond Rajas, Raja Birsa and Raja Laxman Rao of Chandrapur who are working and fifgting for the rights of the Gond adivasis.

National seminar on Adivasi autonomy

 The three day National seminar on Adivasi autonomy was held in the Department of History from 19th to 21st February, 2015.

5th Annual Uttrakhand History and cultural Assocation

 On 12th February, 2015, met  all the scholars working on Uttrakhand at the 5th Annual Uttrakhand History and cultural Assocation at Haldwani.Nice to meet Prof Sekhar Pathak.PROF.Girija Pandey, Prof Bahuguna, Prof Vasudha Pande, Prof Sahu and many others.It was a wonderful visit for I could also meet my mother who stays in Haldwani.

Prof. Uma Chakravarthy

 Prof. Uma Chakravarthy is in the department of history as a Visiting Professor. She is giving a series of lectures and today, on 27th January, 2015, we had a panel discussion on D.D.  Kosambi on the occasion of the release of his book,  An introduction to the study of History being translated in to Telugu. Prof. Suvira Jaiswal and Prof. Ramakrishna also spoke on this occasion about kosambi and his style of History writing and why it is important in the present day context.