Memories of my days at Baramulla, Kashmir..........Part II
I am going to visit the places again maybe next year. I hear things are getting better:
Especially today's news:
Farooq dates wife Moily at violence-prone roadside restaurant
I still remember my friends' homes there and I shall surprise them one day.
BTW are there any old teachers still there ?? ( I named some in my earlier post) .
Is any of you guys currently living in Baramulla ?? I have many questions to ask. Please post some current pictures of the town. I remember the sweet shop in the main bazar which was always crowded - there used to be Bindru Medical Hall owned by my friend's dad. A lot of Punjabis used to live there mostly business men. There was our school clown Shamma.
We had the first ever Dusshera celebration at Baramulla during that time , complete with Ravan effigy burning. They had one at Srinagar also this year also:
Amrik Singh, Bikram Singh (His dad was a forester), Ichpal Singh ... I remember you all - It is surprising that I am not able to get in touch with any of them at all. I have been scanning the Internet for my old buddies. I was able to trace one of my classmates - Rakesh Markandey 's brother who is in Australia.
I remember the beautiful riverside bungalow we used to live in near the power house between our school and the Match Factory. One had to get on a Tanga (horse carriage) from town towards Khoja Bagh and on the way we would get down at the Bijli Ghar . There were a lot of staff quarters built there for the Lower Jhelum Hydel Project.
During some season we used to relish the water chest nuts sold by road side vendors.
Our school used to attend the Diwali Mela organised by the Army there, a mammoth celebration ending with a grand finale of Fireworks, I wonder whether it is still held??
As a member of Boy Scouts I would go camping with our Scout Troop : One such Camp at Gulmarg lasted seven days. At the end , a walk from Gulmarg to Baramulla lasting a whole day. I wonder if it is still done??
Especially today's news:
Farooq dates wife Moily at violence-prone roadside restaurant
I still remember my friends' homes there and I shall surprise them one day.
BTW are there any old teachers still there ?? ( I named some in my earlier post) .
Is any of you guys currently living in Baramulla ?? I have many questions to ask. Please post some current pictures of the town. I remember the sweet shop in the main bazar which was always crowded - there used to be Bindru Medical Hall owned by my friend's dad. A lot of Punjabis used to live there mostly business men. There was our school clown Shamma.
We had the first ever Dusshera celebration at Baramulla during that time , complete with Ravan effigy burning. They had one at Srinagar also this year also:
Amrik Singh, Bikram Singh (His dad was a forester), Ichpal Singh ... I remember you all - It is surprising that I am not able to get in touch with any of them at all. I have been scanning the Internet for my old buddies. I was able to trace one of my classmates - Rakesh Markandey 's brother who is in Australia.
I remember the beautiful riverside bungalow we used to live in near the power house between our school and the Match Factory. One had to get on a Tanga (horse carriage) from town towards Khoja Bagh and on the way we would get down at the Bijli Ghar . There were a lot of staff quarters built there for the Lower Jhelum Hydel Project.
During some season we used to relish the water chest nuts sold by road side vendors.
Our school used to attend the Diwali Mela organised by the Army there, a mammoth celebration ending with a grand finale of Fireworks, I wonder whether it is still held??
As a member of Boy Scouts I would go camping with our Scout Troop : One such Camp at Gulmarg lasted seven days. At the end , a walk from Gulmarg to Baramulla lasting a whole day. I wonder if it is still done??
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