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# Pastconnect

Love, Life and Connected Pasts

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## Posts

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- [Marlene and I](https://www.pastconnect.net/marlene-and-i/) - This is a quintessential story of a working class English couple, their love, their struggles and their happiness. Fondly reminisced by one of the partners.
- [Story of the fading light and a new dawn](https://www.pastconnect.net/a-story-of-the-fading-light-and-a-new-dawn/) - A family saga of success and wealth creation, of glory and gains, followed by reversal of fortunes. Having to leave behind everything they suffer destitution.
- [Abhishar-A journey towards eternity](https://www.pastconnect.net/abhishar-a-journey-towards-eternity/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [An Iconoclast, a trailblazer, my mother Padma](https://www.pastconnect.net/an-iconoclast-a-trailblazer-my-mother-padma/) - She is so many things to so many people. She is also my mother. She was born Padma Tagore of Pathuriaghata. She always did her own thing, defiant not disrespectful
- [The Dream](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-dream/) - An extraordinary incident of a couple having the same dream. Coincidence or some inexplicable phenomenon? Certainly one that speaks of deep commitment and love.
- [Finding Graham](https://www.pastconnect.net/finding-graham/) - Love in the time of war. This is a story of a family that was aborted before being born and many decades later, was born spanning nations and time.
- [Come to my Paradise](https://www.pastconnect.net/come-to-my-paradise/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [A Legacy](https://www.pastconnect.net/a-legacy/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [Bose Saheb of Bardhaman: The Legacy of Santosh Kumar Bose](https://www.pastconnect.net/bose-saheb-of-bardhaman-the-legacy-of-santosh-kumar-bose/) - A personal history of a lawyer who helped build a University in his city, Bardhaman. His great grand children remembering his life and work.
- [Grandparents, Family and Life in England](https://www.pastconnect.net/grandparents-family-and-life-in-england/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [Bhowmikbabu of Kharagpur: The Life and Legacy of Harish Chandra Bhowmik](https://www.pastconnect.net/bhowmikbabu-of-kharagpur-the-life-and-legacy-of-harish-chandra-bhowmik/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [The story of my Grandmother and a reunion after fifty years](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-story-of-my-grandmother-and-a-reunion-after-fifty-years/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [From the Notes of a Police Officer: The Professional Criminal](https://www.pastconnect.net/from-the-notes-of-a-police-officer-the-professional-criminal/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [The Power of Data: Prof. Chitta Mitra and his Lasting Legacy](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-power-of-data-prof-chitta-mitra-and-his-lasting-legacy/) - personal history, oral history, history of Market Research in India. Data Analytics.
- [Peter Pragas: The maestro who gave Sabah its chorus](https://www.pastconnect.net/peter-pragas-the-maestro-who-gave-sabah-its-chorus/) - Music of Sabah and the anthem of Kaamatan festival-story of the composer who turned Sumazau rhythms fusing piano and gong into orchestral expressions.
- [The Year of Sharks: 1975](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-year-of-sharks-1975/) - Studying in Stanford, challenges and learning. The sharks in the water and the shark on land-memories of youth.
- [Peony and its many stories](https://www.pastconnect.net/peony-and-its-many-stories/) - Memories of Mother, Stalin, Peonies and Pearl S. Buck
- [Looking for my Ancient Religion in Uzbekistan](https://www.pastconnect.net/looking-for-my-ancient-religion-in-uzbekistan/) - A Parsi family travels to Uzbekistan to uncover the richest source of Zoroastrian history, and finds a thread bind their life in Mumbai to the ancient past.
- [When The War Began](https://www.pastconnect.net/when-the-war-began/) - This is a diary of a teenager in the days leading to the war-an invaluable social document that captures crisis from a new perspective.
- [From Battlefields and Beyond](https://www.pastconnect.net/from-battlefields-and-beyond/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [My Story of Two Rosaries](https://www.pastconnect.net/my-story-of-two-rosaries/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [Coming Full Circle: A Heartfelt Return to Cambridge, 35 Years On](https://www.pastconnect.net/coming-full-circle-a-heartfelt-return-to-cambridge-35-years-on/) - personal history, oral history, memoirs, University of Cambridge, Education
- [The Potion](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-potion/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [A 70-Year Journey Through Passports](https://www.pastconnect.net/a-70-year-journey-through-passports/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [My Grandmother's Daughter](https://www.pastconnect.net/my-grandmothers-daughter/) - Story of migration and resettlemtent of Thapa and Karki clans, of nurturing and rebuilding, of loss and acceptance. A granddaughter's tribute to her Nan with love.
- [Love on the Shores of India](https://www.pastconnect.net/love-on-the-shores-of-india/) - Nicholas Roerich’s visit to India in the early 20th century sets the stage for a romance to evolve years later - itt was Karma that led the pair meet and fall in Love.
- [Of Aunts, Nieces and School Mistresses](https://www.pastconnect.net/of-aunts-nieces-and-school-mistresses/) - Female education, Japanese internment, women's emancipation and their stories shared. Personal anecdotes and family histories.
- [Of roots, connections and my ‘probashi-ty’](https://www.pastconnect.net/of-roots-connections-and-my-probashi-ty/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [Mexico City: Viva La Vida!](https://www.pastconnect.net/mexico-city-viva-la-vida/) - Embracing the past and the present, Mexico City pulsates with warmth and vibrancy as the author discovers on her recent recent visit.
- [Celebrating the Life of My Grandmother: A Legacy of Muhibbah](https://www.pastconnect.net/celebrating-the-life-of-my-grandmother-a-legacy-of-muhibbah/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [Boro Bari: The Big House](https://www.pastconnect.net/boro-bari-big-house/) - Story of a house, a family and a tradition that dates back to the early 20th century. Rich repository of memories and practices. Family history, Memoirs
- [Honouring the Extraordinary in the Ordinary](https://www.pastconnect.net/honouring-the-extraordinary-in-the-ordinary/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [The Maharaja's English Connection](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-maharajas-english-connection/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [Latex and Love: A Mother's Contribution to the Nation](https://www.pastconnect.net/latex-and-love-a-mothers-contribution-to-the-nation/) - On the 67th year of Malaysian Independence, Joseph Tek remembers his Mum's hard work as a rubber tapper that fed her family and her nation-an unsung patriot!
- [500 + Jolly :The great escape](https://www.pastconnect.net/500-jolly-the-great-escape/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [Crossing the World's Most Dramatic Border](https://www.pastconnect.net/crossing-the-worlds-most-dramatic-border/) - Overwhelmed by the scars of history and myriad emotions of pain, loss and oneness, it's a coming home moment for many and remembering their ancestors crossing the border during Partition for all
- [Love, Loss and Objects from the Past](https://www.pastconnect.net/love-loss-and-objects-from-the-past/) - Love and compassion outlast grief and loss; a rich tapestry of love connects generations and help families overcome grief during Partition or Pandemic.
- [Devi and the Sword: The Biswas Story](https://www.pastconnect.net/devi-and-the-sword-the-biswas-story/) - An account of a Bengali Brahmin family's fortunes blending fable with history - why despite the pluck of a young bride, the sword and Devi, they had to flee.
- [On the Wings of Dreams – My years of growing up](https://www.pastconnect.net/on-the-wings-of-dreams-my-years-of-growing-up/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [Jason and our Home of Love](https://www.pastconnect.net/jason-and-our-home-of-love/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [To Ma, with Love](https://www.pastconnect.net/to-ma-with-love/) - A touching tribute to an exceptional Ma, talented, brave and kind, who died too young. She headed schools, led protests and offered home to orphans.
- [Ruby and the Memsahibs](https://www.pastconnect.net/ruby-and-the-memsahibs/) - A touching story of raising an orphaned leopard cub woven into the writer's memories of interacting with the Sahibs, including Queen Elizabeth.
- [C’est La Vie! II](https://www.pastconnect.net/cest-la-vie-ii/) - Short, delightful vignettes of trips around to Yzeron, La Col de la Luere, Loire valley -adventure and delight. And a heartwarming "au revoir" on leaving Vaugneray
- [C’est La Vie! (This is Life)](https://www.pastconnect.net/cest-la-vie-this-is-life/) - An amusing account of stay in a family run hotel in the village of Vaugneray in Lyon, many quirks of customs and daily rituals, all adding to the charm.
- [Knights by the Table](https://www.pastconnect.net/knights-by-the-table/) - This is a story of the only Fish and Chips shop in England that continues since 1909 run by the 5th generation of the same family. Fascinating business and customers
- [Encounters at Harvard](https://www.pastconnect.net/encounters-at-harvard/) - A young man from Baghdad travels for the first time to Harvard. The short vignette is a humorous account of cultural encounters in the pre-internet age.
- [A Winter's Tale](https://www.pastconnect.net/a-winters-tale/) - The sorrow of losing the man she loved and was engaged to never left Joan's Mom. A poignant story of Love, Longing and Loss
- [Buffalo Horns: An Unhappy Trophy](https://www.pastconnect.net/buffalo-horns-an-unhappy-trophy/) - Introduction to buffalo hunting left a young woman remorseful, with a trophy of horns as memory of the agony it caused both to the hunter and the hunted.
- [Freedom, Food and the Tragedy of Deaths](https://www.pastconnect.net/freedom-food-and-the-tragedy-of-deaths/) - A plaque, 5 names leads a young bride to unravel the history of Partition, Food Crises, Riots and Deaths in the town of Coochbehar. The loss of innocent lives.
- [‘Warm as the wind, soft as the kiss of snow’: Life with family and friends](https://www.pastconnect.net/warm-as-the-wind-soft-as-the-kiss-of-snow-life-with-family-and-friends/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- ['Warm as the wind, soft as the kiss of snow' - The Indian Romance](https://www.pastconnect.net/warm-as-the-wind-soft-as-the-kiss-of-snow-the-indian-romance/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [My Jewish Legacy](https://www.pastconnect.net/my-jewish-legacy/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [Adventures of An Able Seaman](https://www.pastconnect.net/adventures-of-an-able-seaman/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [The Legacy of my Swadeshi Grandparents](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-legacy-of-my-swadeshi-grandparents/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [A joyous day and some poignant memories](https://www.pastconnect.net/a-joyous-day-and-some-poignant-memories/) - Victory of war are at the cost of many losses and heartbreaks. As Lena and Anna recalls heroes in their families who sacrificed so much for their count
- [It all starts with a smile](https://www.pastconnect.net/it-all-starts-with-a-smile/) - 'A smile, like light, softens our facial expressions and gives it radiance'-this is more than a mantra; it is what Ksenia practices in her daily life and wins
- [Coming Home: Happiness, at last](https://www.pastconnect.net/coming-home-happiness-at-last/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [The Voyage](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-voyage/) - An Indian cadet is trained in England after being recruited into the Royal Navy. From manners, customs to all skills of a navy man, learning is comprehensive
- [The Love Gene](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-love-gene/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [The Birth of Nolan](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-birth-of-nolan/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [Sinai, the Bedouin Way](https://www.pastconnect.net/sinai-the-bedouin-way/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [The Ferry](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-ferry/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [Jenny wants to Sing](https://www.pastconnect.net/jenny-wants-to-sing/) - From being put down for her poor musical skills, Jenny learns to sing in the Buddhist Sangha. An account of hope and redress that only music can bring about.
- [My Nima-A portrait in White](https://www.pastconnect.net/my-nima-a-portrait-in-white/) - Recollections of her grandmother and her perfect home in Griridih where Supriya spent a happy childhood. It was home visited by among others scientist, J.C.Bose
- [India, Torn (II) : A witness to history in the making](https://www.pastconnect.net/india-torn-ii-a-witness-to-history-in-the-making/) - 'They came out with flags of Pakistan,' a new nation born, an old one was partitioned and her family had to flee to make new beginnings and memories cherished.
- [India, Torn (I):   Haunting Memories](https://www.pastconnect.net/india-torn-1-haunting-memories/) - Shamlu recounts her haunting memories of how India was torn and Pakistan was born, while untying the history of her Sindhi family
- [Memories of the Matriarch](https://www.pastconnect.net/memories-of-the-matriarch/) - Memoir of a grandmother who lived through some difficult times, taking on the responsibilities of her large family, strong, stern and unwavering!
- [Bilqis, the Queen of Sheba-vignettes from Yemen II](https://www.pastconnect.net/vignettes-from-yemen/) - '...the people of Yemen...are the kindest I have met anywhere.' The experiences of the author debunks all reservations about traveling to this ancient country.
- [Caravanserai – vignettes from Yemen](https://www.pastconnect.net/caravanserai-vignettes-from-yemen/) - A two-part account of sketches of Sana'a, relevant and poignant now when Yemen is torn by war and devastation; it isone of the oldest urban settlements.
- [Memory and Difficult Emotions: Notes of an Oral Historian](https://www.pastconnect.net/memory-and-difficult-emotions-notes-of-an-oral-historian/) - From Molecular Biology research to delving into the depths of love and loss, a oral historian discovers human emotions and her own; remembrance offering solace.
- [A Journey in Various Moods](https://www.pastconnect.net/a-journey-in-various-moods/) - A young woman travels thousand of miles from home in India to study in Georgia, then part of Soviet Union and tells a story of adventure, friendship and love
- [Life in a mine: how a disaster was averted](https://www.pastconnect.net/life-in-a-mine-how-a-disaster-was-averted/) - What could have been a disastrous mining accident was averted by prompt and alert actions, a nail biting happy ending to a major incident in the coalmine.
- [Of War and Peace: Bangladesh in 1972](https://www.pastconnect.net/of-war-and-peace-bangladesh-in-1972/) - In the aftermath of the Bangladesh war, a civil servant describes the challenge of reaching succor to the ravaged people and of repatriating hundreds of evacuees.
- [Our Old School](https://www.pastconnect.net/our-old-school/) - Memories of a school outline the journey of a family across continents and a myriad of experiences, till they find the place that they come to love, Cambridge.
- [Gandhi's Children](https://www.pastconnect.net/gandhis-children/) - Story of unsung Gandhians who worked tirelessly to uphold and perpetuate the leader's values-recounted by an admiring daughter in law
- [Where do you come from?](https://www.pastconnect.net/where-do-you-come-from/) - A young student explores Bangladesh to answer the question about where she is from since partition of Bengal took her home away. Her trip helped her renew links.
- [Hermit and the Householder:  Khirode Chandra Roy Chowdhury](https://www.pastconnect.net/hermit-and-the-householder-khirode-chandra-roy-chowdhury/) - He was no ordinary ancestor, an educator, a social reformer and a path breaker. His biography brings in a lot of family history and that of Bengal in transition.
- [Old Wisdom Dies Hard](https://www.pastconnect.net/old-wisdom-dies-hard/) - A short, evocative account of how a priest became a martyr and came to be revered by people for sacrificing his life trying to stop the spread of epidemic
- [Ghosts of Gracedale](https://www.pastconnect.net/ghosts-of-gracedale/) - A young student's visits to Gracedale, a home for the elderly leads to her discovering the vitality and zest for life that they hold on to.
- [A Dacca Childhood](https://www.pastconnect.net/a-dacca-childhood/) - Stitching together poignant moments of loss and reliving memories, the author portrays the life of her father in Dacca and his celebrated family.
- [The Mughal Mallika of Hindustan: The then and now of Noor Jahan](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-mughal-mallika-of-hindustan-the-then-and-now-of-noor-jahan/) - The story of Noor Jahan, the Mughal Empress and her multi-faceted presence in Court and outside. If ruins could speak they would sing a paean to the Queen.
- [The Life and Times of Vassily K](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-life-and-times-of-vassily-k/) - Memoir of his Granddad Vassily turns into a rich account of a family and its fortunes through the decisive periods of Russian History in early 20th century
- [Your name is written on every grain you eat](https://www.pastconnect.net/your-name-is-written-on-every-grain-you-eat/) - A scholar's journey from Moscow to India turned into a delightful discovery of foods that she fell in love with.
- [The Gold Watch](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-gold-watch/) - A poignant story of conflict and its implication on ordinary lives, a succinct account of a Mother's deepest fears.
- [The Bungalow in Kalimpong](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-bungalow-in-kalimpong/) - A cursed bungalow and nightly encounters turned the trip into the most terrifying of experiences for the scholar in an idyllic town and its rich culture.
- [Those Horrible Nights](https://www.pastconnect.net/those-horrible-nights/) - Was it only a prank or an actual ghost in an old missionary school hostel in Chandannagar? The experience for the author was real and the nights were horrible!
- [Nostalgia and Happy Memories](https://www.pastconnect.net/nostalgia-and-happy-memories/) - Beautifully penned vignettes of childhood that feature film stars, politicians, dacoits, romance and friendship, personal tragedy and intense happiness.
- [“When to the sessions of sweet silent thought,  I summon up remembrance of things past"](https://www.pastconnect.net/when-to-the-sessions-of-sweet-silent-thought-i-summon-up-remembrance-of-things-past/) - Memoir of a happy childhood, growing up, early romance all woven into a rich family history of Bengali diaspora in Central India, of lives careers and fortunes.
- [Coming Home: Dreams and Heartbreaks](https://www.pastconnect.net/coming-home-dreams-and-heartbreaks/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [Memories of Mama](https://www.pastconnect.net/memories-of-mama/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [Ghosts Galore](https://www.pastconnect.net/ghosts-galore/) - The author describes spooky experiences at night in Narborough Hall where as she says there were Ghosts Galore.
- [A Woman of Substance II](https://www.pastconnect.net/a-woman-of-substance-ii/) - In part II of the story, Ralla recounts her mother's talents and her rise to the top of her career as the Dy. Dir. of Health Services. Sadly, she died young.
- [A Woman of Substance](https://www.pastconnect.net/a-woman-of-substance/) - An extraordinary woman with an indomitable spirit braves all odds to become a valued teacher in a Nursing College. Indeed she was a Woman of Substance
- [Traversing Geographies of Memory-Interviewing family members](https://www.pastconnect.net/traversing-geographies-of-memory-interviewing-family-members/) - A daughter interviews older family members to build a repository of memories and histories of old and new homes. Together they create a 'memory community.'
- [Occult Occurrences](https://www.pastconnect.net/occult-occurrences/) - A young doctor recounts two occurrences that take place in that moment when life ends and death awaits. They defy explanation and can only be termed occult.
- [Trailing the Silk Route: The Biswas Villa](https://www.pastconnect.net/trailing-the-silk-route-the-biswas-villa/) - Troubles chased the family as the political situations changed. They thrived due to their enterprise and skills, from trading in silk to serving the local Raja,.
- [Our Thamma : The Life and Times of a Romantic](https://www.pastconnect.net/our-thamma-the-life-and-times-of-a-romantic/) - Grandchildren who grew up in her care, with her stories, say goodbye to their beloved Thamma in a poignant and touching account of their lives and hers.
- [Mejda: The brother I admired most](https://www.pastconnect.net/mejda-the-brother-i-admired/) - A family history densely packed with facts and lore while a sister's tribute to her brother unravels critical years of India's modern history. A rich account!
- [The Turn of Wheel: a Spiritual Sojourn](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-turn-of-wheel-a-spiritual-sojourn/) - The 2nd part of the story in which the author and his wife recount the trauma and the final relief, drawing strength from their spirituality and reading
- [The Chhattisgarh Conundrum](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-chhattisgarh-conundrum/) - Some experiences defy explanation such as this but a distinct feeling of unease made the author cut short his walk. Was it something spectral?
- [The Turn of the Wheel](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-turn-of-the-wheel/) - A two part singular memoir of an officer in the Indian Army. In this first part, he describes his spiritual sojourn and the many epiphanies that guided his life
- [A Trail  of Blood…And Spy Tales!](https://www.pastconnect.net/a-trail-of-bloodand-spy-tales/) - Vignettes from the 1960's when India was at war and many episodes of spies infiltrating the country circulated. These were, however, real spy tales.
- [My Daddy, Strongest](https://www.pastconnect.net/my-daddy-strongest/) - A daughter recounts the dazzling career of her bureaucrat father and his many critical assignments in the 1970s-his honesty and integrity shining above all.
- [My Earliest Memory](https://www.pastconnect.net/my-earliest-memory/) - An evocative account of childhood memories that unwraps family history and the presence of many flowers and fragrance.
- [Who is the Baro Babu?](https://www.pastconnect.net/who-is-the-baro-babu/) - An amusing account of the Dickensian and dysfunctional conditions that confronted a young bureaucrat when taking over an assignment.
- [The Green Notebook and Bengal's Many Pasts](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-green-notebook/) - A cook book turns into a historical document helping the recovery of a family's many pasts within the larger context of political and social history of Bengal.
- [He Died Young ...](https://www.pastconnect.net/he-died-young/) - A heart-wrenching tribute of a sister to her younger brother who died at 31. "...we lost him far too early. Perhaps because he was the best amongst us all."
- [The House I Was Born In](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-house-i-was-born-in/) - Memories of childhood interlaced with those of the house on Lansdowne Road and the grandfather who built it. The house and its maker stand tall in this account.
- [The Adventures of a Portrait](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-adventures-of-a-portrait/) - The portrait of her mother journeyed many countries across continents. A daughter's recollection of her parents and her childhood in South Africa.
- [The Turn of the Wheel: Suprobhat's Story](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-turn-of-the-wheel-suprobhats-story/) - A wife's account of what she had to endure when her husband was falsely accused and jailed in enemy country, how her faith in Sri Aurobindo supported her.
- [The Assamese Connection:  Bishnupriya, Gunabhiram and Swarnalata](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-assamese-connection-bishnupriya-gunabhiram-and-swarnalata/) - Memoir of an extraordinary woman also records the social history of Bengal in the early 20th century. A Brahmo, a widow remarried, she was way ahead of her times.
- [The Couple Who Built Sreenibas](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-couple-who-built-sreenibas/) - A rich tapestry of family history and lineage that relates how the elites of Bengal were connected-Tagores and Chaudhuris of Calcutta.
- [The Deoliwallahs: The untold account of the Chinese-Indians](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-deoliwallahs-the-untold-account-of-the-chinese-indians/) - The shocking and shameful treatment of Chinese immigrants in India following the India-Chinese war of 1962 is told in the first person, the trauma and the scar
- [A Sweet Little Dolly](https://www.pastconnect.net/a-sweet-little-dolly/) - A daughter remembers her talented Ma and puts together her life in Kolkata in the 1950s. She lived in Bhowanipur and studied in Ashutosh College.
- [Haunting Memories](https://www.pastconnect.net/haunting-memories/) - Three ghostly encounters in Jute Mills, in a Dhaka home and another in Darjeeling. Amusing vignettes from different times and spaces.
- [My life with Baba](https://www.pastconnect.net/life-with-baba/) - A daughter's tribute to her father, an honest bureaucrat who worked during the formative post independent period of India.
- [Bijoya: Sadness and Longing](https://www.pastconnect.net/bijoya-sadness-and-longing/) - An evocative account of her last visit to Lahiri Mohanpur in Pabna -memories of Durga Puja laced with the the pain of Partition and loss of home.
- [The Tragedy of the Roy Choudhurys](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-tragedy-of-the-roy-choudhurys/) - The dark days of Communal Riots that ravaged Bengal in 1946-a personal account of the tragedy that befell her family which she recounted after more than 70 years
- [Fight, My Beloved Country](https://www.pastconnect.net/fight-my-beloved-country/) - The war in Ukraine has turned people who were close into strangers, and complete strangers became family. A young mother finds another home in the UK.
- [The Mere Tale of an Er....](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-mere-tale-of-an-er/) - The story of Gido is one of deep love that pets command and the grief of losing is never easy to overcome as the story relates with poignancy.
- [Bakshi Barir Pujo: An Old Custom and its Storied History](https://www.pastconnect.net/an-old-practice-and-the-new-medicine-man/) - The Bakshi-barir pujo combines a rich assortment of facts, oral history and imaginative storytelling. This is a rich family account and Durga Pujo.
- [All in a Flash Flood](https://www.pastconnect.net/all-in-a-flash/) - Caught in a flash flood in a remote village in Ladakh, Gabriele finds help and succour from local people. Her experience was anything but unpleasant.
- [Anonyma: A lady on the train](https://www.pastconnect.net/anonyma-a-lady-on-the-train/) - The story iterates the fault line of identities and categories such as victim and perpetrator, residents and refugees. A woman's personal experience and deep angst
- [From Raj to Freedom](https://www.pastconnect.net/from-raj-to-freedom/) - A young girl's impressions of events that changed the course of history. She witnessed famine, war, riots, partition and the birth of a new nation, India.
- [The Guhas of Brooking Street](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-guhas-of-brooking-street/) - Against the rich tapestry of changing political fortunes, the Guhas built their dreams in Rangoon raising a young family; their great granddaughter tells the story.
- [From Jersey, Channel Islands, to the African Continent](https://www.pastconnect.net/from-jersey-channel-islands-to-the-african-continent/) - This is the account of a young couple's journey to Africa, how they built their home, family and prosperous business, recounted by their daughter. A classic family tale.
- [The Journey](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-journey/) - A young Joan travels to Bordeaux to live with a family to improve her French. A short account of different encounters in a small French village.
- [The Lost Innocence Of The Nagas](https://www.pastconnect.net/nagas-the-lost-innocence/) - Short, humorous vignettes reflect differences of cultural practices. A young officer's tryst in Nagaland manifested the unspoiled innocence of the tribes.
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- [Gold Rush](https://www.pastconnect.net/gold-rush/) - A slice of working class life, of dreams, of looking beyond circumstances and of waking up to hard reality. A touching episode
- [The Macready Mystery](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-macready-mystery/) - Mystery, confusion or simply wishful thinking. A daughter unveils the truth without shattering her Mother's belief.
- [Crocodiles and Education](https://www.pastconnect.net/crocodiles-and-education/) - A fascinating read of a woman's journey across seas into the unknown world. Her strength and resilience brought happiness, fulfillment and a Ph.D to boot. Amazing!
- [1984: Thirty-Two Years Later](https://www.pastconnect.net/1984-thirty-two-years-later/) - The spine-chilling experience of a family caught in the brutal riots of 1984 in Delhi; how conflicts shatter illusions and create terror and havoc.
- [Babcia](https://www.pastconnect.net/babcia/) - People's experience seldom features in the historical retelling of wars. Yet, theirs is as much of the reality as the conflict that engenders it.
- [The Bourn Connection](https://www.pastconnect.net/the-bourn-connection/) - A rich account of war, packed with information, featuring men and women and their lives then and later. A sensitive portrayal of love and life.
- [Wartime Summer](https://www.pastconnect.net/wartime-summer/) - All soldiers are "someone's boys," this powerful remark reflects the human side of war. An unusual story of kindness and empathy in times of conflict.
- [Evacuation from Ferozepur](https://www.pastconnect.net/evacuation-from-ferozepur/) - A young family in Ferozepur seeks refuge in Nestle factory to escape the dangers of Indo-Pak war of 1965. Memories made of adventure and anxiety last a lifetime.
- [In Search of Spirituality](https://www.pastconnect.net/in-search-of-spirituality/) - A couple explore India, looking for spiritual solace in the hills of holy men. Living in a modest hut, they experience nature, carrying home unforgettable memories.
- [To be a butterfly](https://www.pastconnect.net/to-be-a-butterfly/) - From a ranch in Mexico to a town in England, Rosario traveled long, describing her experience of migration, the blending of lives, of challenges and joys.
- [I.R.A. Activity in London - THE HARROD'S BOMBING](https://www.pastconnect.net/i-r-a-activity-in-london-the-harrods-bombing/) - A Mother's poignant account of her son caught in the dreaded Harrods Bombing by I.R.A in London in 1983. Shorn of sentiments but not pain, a unique chronicle.
- [Life with my Grandparents](https://www.pastconnect.net/life-with-my-grandparents/) - A young woman reminisces the years she spent with her doting grandparents in Calcutta, of studies, stories, social custom and family history.
- [Belgrade](https://www.pastconnect.net/belgrade/) - A bookstore in Belgrade opens doors to the wide world; it prompts retelling of the past. This is a story of wonder and discovery. It is the story of Serbia.
- [Daddy: A Man of Many Moods](https://www.pastconnect.net/daddy-a-man-of-many-moods/) - family history, indian army, personal remniscense
- [Always in the Mood for Dance: My life with Bill](https://www.pastconnect.net/always-in-the-mood-for-dance-my-life-with-bill/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [A Chittagong Childhood](https://www.pastconnect.net/a-chittagong-childhood/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [Palace to Partition: My Mother's Tale](https://www.pastconnect.net/palace-to-partition-my-mothers-tale/) - The disappearance and return of the Maharaja of Bhawal has been subject of many portrayals. This is an unique account of the family and what it suffered.
- [Katrina: A Latvian Tale](https://www.pastconnect.net/katrina-a-latvian-tale/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [Ghosts in the House](https://www.pastconnect.net/ghosts-in-the-house/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [Of festive feastings, not fastings](https://www.pastconnect.net/of-festive-feastings-not-fastings/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [A Granddaughter's tribute to the Artist, Sarada Ukil](https://www.pastconnect.net/a-granddaughters-tribute-to-the-artist-sarada-ukil/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
- [Childhood Memories and Tales from the Past](https://www.pastconnect.net/childhood-memories-and-tales-from-the-past/) - personal history, oral history, social media, story archives
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