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An Order Published too Late - Uttarakhand From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (474 days old)

An Order Published Too Late A malady worse than cancer has gripped the old & new generation living in the hills. Some time back a feature had been publ… more

Nectarine Tree in Dehra Dun - India From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (522 days old)

I planted some seeds of Nectarine seeds in my backyard in 2003. This year, early spring, this tree blossomed & about 22 fruits formed. I took pics of these at varying stages. The fruit is of … more

The Great Escape from Italy to India - II WW ( Jemadar Keshar Singh & Major PP Kumaramangalam) From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (548 days old)

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Some Unusual Blossoms in Dehra Dun From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (661 days old)

I have collected some unusual plants, mostly succulants. Every year I await the arrival of their blossoms. I hope you will like the flowers.… more

Bhutan Travel From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (672 days old)

Bhutan Diary Bhutan is a country still wrapped in nature’s cloak in almost every way. It’s impossible to describe its… more

Roads in Uttarakhand From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (689 days old)

Surveyors, Geologists & Environmentalists Wanted By Rajendra Rawat I hope all readers of Garhwal Post read what Dr Nitin Panday writes. I for one do so with great pleasure. Why? He opens up in… more

How To? From rsrawat47 in Help (690 days old)

How do I "activate email subscription module for my blog? My readers cannot subscribe at this moment." What should I do? Please help. rsrawat47.blog.co.uk… more

Late Udai Singh Rawat of Dehra Dun From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (690 days old)

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ORISSA CYCLONE From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (690 days old)

(Written 8 Nov- 11 Nov 2007) Sometimes past scripts remain in ethereal state, tucked into memory, only to be mate… more

Annual Floods in UP & Bihar From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (690 days old)

Annual Floods – UP & Bihar Year after year, the visuals of marooned people, particularly east UP & Bihar are disturbing to watch. Why, you may or ought to won… more

Waste Paper Recycling Technology Package From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (691 days old)

Waste Paper Recycling Technology Package Lt Col S Sridhar (Retd) has brought happy tidings for citizens of Doon grappling the problems of pollution. He is a retired Gunner Officer wh… more

To Muslims, Ram is their Imam-e-Hind From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (691 days old)

To Muslims, Ram is their Imam-e-Hind What has been the reaction of readers of this article? I for one am keen to know – reactions of all communities of this nation. Fero… more

An Impending Disaster Waiting to Happen From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (691 days old)

An Impending Disaster Waiting to Happen Uttarakhand has seen rapid changes, good & bad, in a short span of time. For an old resident of Doon, it seems that time stood sti… more

Appeal to the Youth of Uttarakhand From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (691 days old)

An Appeal to the Youth of Uttarakhand My dear friends, What has happened in Doon over the last weekend has deeply pained me. No. Don’t put down this paper. Please read. I h… more

Will People LIsten? From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (691 days old)

Will People Listen to Someone? The Dharampur vegetable market is astride a busy highway. People park their cars & two-wheelers in front of the shops. Bus drivers to… more

Laat Subedar Balbhadra Singh Negi From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (691 days old)

LAAT SUBEDAR BALBHADRA SINGH NEGI (1829 - 1893) (Translated from Mr Bhakta Darshan’s book on outstanding personalities of Garhwal – “Garhwal Ki Dewang… more

Field Marshal Cariappa & Laat Subedar Balbhadra Singh Negi From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (691 days old)

Field Marshal KM Cariappa & Laat Subedar Balbhadra Singh Negi The Sunday Hindustan Times of Dec 2, 2007 featured the book review by Aditya Sondhi on the book “Soldier at ease” o… more

Brig AAS Al Janabi From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (691 days old)

Brig AAS Al Janabi Remember how we tried to view the live images of Desert Storm, followed by the invasion of Iraq; how awed we were to see the might of th… more

Little England - in India From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (691 days old)

Little England – In India Yes, it’s about Little England in India. It lies due west of Patna, erstwhile Patliputra, on the southern bank of Ganga. No native was to be s… more

Memorials From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (691 days old)

BAGELI FROM THIS VILLAGE 15 MEN … more

Memory Lane - Doon 1950s to 2007 From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (691 days old)

Doon - 1950s to 2007 There must be many very senior citizens of Doon, still going strong, thanks to the clean environment & lifestyle o… more

Surankot Valley From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (691 days old)

Surankot Valley Among the fascinating places I was fortunate to see during my service in the Army, is Surankot Valley. It is this valley along which the historical … more

Plight of Women in Uttarakhand From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (691 days old)

Plight of Women in Uttarakhand – Pre 1912 to 2007 Thanks to media, we have been exposed to the life & achievements of wo… more

Street Cleaning - Frustation of a Citizen in Dehra Dun From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (717 days old)

Street Cleaning (Frustration of a citizen on the Callousness of the Munic… more

Little England in India From rsrawat47 in Memoirs of a Doonite (717 days old)

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