Updates
Dr P.M Shastri Education and Charitable Trust (Regd) is organizing an international conference in memory of Dr. Paramamitra Shastri, Ex Principal of Netarhat Vidyalaya, Jharkhand, through its sub-unit “Indian Society for Indic Studies”, Vadodara. The main theme of the conference is : Ancient Indian Wisdom and Modern World”
The tentatively dates are in March, between 29th-31st March 2013 at Delhi. See the details here:
Shudhanshu Shekhar Jha (who is basically an IRS Officer posted as an Addl. Commissioner at Baroda Income Tax) has released his second movie on Oct 12th named `Prem Mayee' starring Chandrachur Singh of Machis fame. Co star is Sanjay Suri. Shudhanshu has Directed & Written this movie along with Lyrics writing. His first movie was Ek Dastak.
the movie features the poem "TUM KANAK KIRAN KE ANTARAL ME" by Late Jai Shankar Prasad Ji, a poem familiar to all Hatians! Song is available here on YouTube: Tum Kanak Kiran Ke Aantaral mein
Our good wishes for the success of this movie!
Sriman Mahesh Narayan Saxenaji took his last breath at 5.35 P.M.yesterday at Sarvoday Hospital in Faridabad where he was admitted for lungs problem. Ashu, his son was with him along with his wife Aarti when he breathed last. Only on first July I along with Sriman Kanti and Dr.Kailash Bihari went to see him at his residence in Faridabad after he got operated for hip bone fracture in the same hospital. He was going to celebrate his 95th birthday on 7th August which he could not do.
He has lived his life fully. Besides an eminent musicologist, he was true humanist, spiritualist, educationist, poet and registered homoeopath and naturopath.
Narendra Bhagat Jee (1955107) along with his batch-mates from 1955 entry year visited Netarhat recently. He has captured his and others experiences through a couple of blog posts :
Netarhat Revisited After 50 years
Individual impressions about the present state of Netarhat School
With extreme grief, I would like to share the untimely demise of Pratyush Ranjan (Karn), known by his pet name "MItthu" to many. Since this news came out in media yesterday, many people have been wanting to know the details. He was the second son of B K Karn Jee and my first cousin as well. Those on noba-all mailing list are aware of the details since everyone(including family members) learnt of this incident through that mail.