My Early days in Jamshedpur

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Part I

My early days in Jamshedpur was very adventuruos.
First we used stay in "out-house" of my Fufa Ji's residence
in Adityapur. It was a one room house ! My dad had a bi-cycle
and i used go marketing with him. I still remeber the day
when we came together from market with a big prawn.

My dad was a great foodie then and we used enjoy good food
eventhough we had a very small income.
In few years we shifted to LIC Colony (Pan Dukan,Adityapur).
I had lots of bengali friends there but few were junior than me.

There was one "Daadu"(old man) in the colony who usually
took few of us to beautiful site seeing near the river "kharkai"
and the railway tracks.We used to collect a lots of useful
herbs (Jari-booti). Now nothing isleft there..
all ahve become buildings and slag wastes ! !

Electricity (DVC Supply) was a major problem in Adityapur.
It being an indutrial area, domestic use was very minimal...
so we used kerosene lamps and batteries for our daily duties.

Part II

I got many toys in my child-hood..but the most importantwas my
Tri-Cycle, which i used as multi-utility Toy.

My Tri-Cycle was my play , my work and my desire. I used to go
around on it all thru my home and colony. I even went to market
to buy kerosene and vegetables on my Tri-Cycle.
Ialso used it as "Ice-cream" vending machine.

Each summer vacation i used to go to my gradparents in
Bhagalpur and had lots of great food with my "Naani".
I didn't much liked my fathers' family so chose to remain
with my maamas (maternal Uncles).
Four of my mama stays inBhagalpur. The eldest one runs my
"Naana's Kirana shop",one is mentallychallenged while
2 other are working in Govt undertaking offices.

Rajesh mama was my favourate. One of his gifted bat
always remained a matter of concern for my mother.I didn't
played much of cricket and all my friends loved it...and they
always wanted to use my bat. But Mom used to hate this..
if i will not use then no body else will !
The BAT is still with some children in the same colony.

I loved to hear lots of songs on my old tape-recorder and my
Fufa Ji's LP. My Fufa had a big house near by but i rarely went
there as there was nobody of my age .

... Then I came to Jamshedpur

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After few months of my birth (11th February, 1982) in Bhagalpur
we moved to Jamshedpur where my father used to work.

My father (G. Prasad Sah) was an LIC employee in Jamshedpur.
We lived in a place called M-Type Adityapur .
I got my Birth Certificate of 11th June 1982.
So my official birth place is Jamshedpur (West Singhbhum).

Jamshedpur is a model city of India. Tata Steel Plants makes it
a well developed place. Town planning is excellent and greenary
is for everyone to see. People from all kinds of community are
spread evenly in the Town.

My Birth Place - Bhagalpur

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I took birth in the south-east room of the "SitaRam Bhavan"
-The house of my grandparents(Mother's House) situated in
Khanjarpur, Bhagalpur.

SitaRam Bhavan is serene house made only a kilometer away
from the banks of river Ganga - which the people of bhagalpur
addresses as "Gnaga Ji ".

My father's home is also situated in Bhagalpur, in a place called
Mirjaan Haat ,Mohdi Nagar. We had mud house there.

Now nobody but an ailing "Naani" stays at SitaRam Bhavan.
My Naana had a shop near my house which is now run by eldest
Mama. My Naana died in December 2006.
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