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Devi Saran Bhopal
Devi Saran and wife (late) Hira Devi Saran The principal of Jahangiria School Bhopal, Affak Hussain, used to stay in his own house located behind the…
Matchbox Museum Bhopal
Something drew him to the colour, vibrancy and intricate pictorials on small wooden boxes which held safety matches. Lure of a phosphorus burst, smell of…
Warren Anderson – The Villain Of Bhopal
WARREN M. ANDERSON, the chairman of the Union Carbide Corporation, has not taken his wife Lillian out to dinner much in the past five months.…
Shakeela Bano Bhopali
Shakeela Bano Bhopali “Duniya ko laat maro… (to hell with the world),” sang nine-year-old Shakeela Bano Bhopali at the last Nawab of Bhopal’s palace innocently…
The Man Who Would Be King
Background recommended reading: French Connection and Bourbons Of Bhopal Anon—so beginneth the tale of Balthazar Napoleon de Bourbon, with an angel swooping o’er the earth. The angel flew…
Dev Anand Fan – Bhopals Guide
A day the 'Guide' of Bhopal did not live to see, for he probably would not have endured the tragic loss of his icon Dev…
Saba Ali Khan Bhopal
Not many know that Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi -- grandson of the last Nawab of Bhopal, Hamidullah Khan -- had done two things in his…
Soorma Bhopali
People keep asking about the real ‘Soorma Bhopali’ who inspired the ‘Sholay’ character. Well, his real name was Nahar Singh. A man, who once characterised…
Baal Ki Khaal
Suresh Nandmehar's tiny shoe repair shop at a footpath here is crowded every evening. As you approach it, you can hear words like social empowerment,…
Gonds Of Bhopal
Gonds Of Bhopal. On 2 July 2001, on the Japanese island of Honshu, Jangarh Singh Shyam hanged himself from the ceiling fan in his room.…