Grandpa’s Story – Part XV

Last week:  Grandpa told us about his daily routine, and the inaccuracies in the movie “Gandhi”

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Grandpa’s Story – Part XIV

Last week: Grandpa told us about his job at the Department of Technical Co-operation, and the time he spent in Skopje and Belgrade.

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Grandpa’s Story – Part XIII

Last week:  Grandpa told us how the Maharajahs earned income after Indian Independence

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Grandpa’s Story – Part XII

Last Week: Grandpa told us about the violence between Hindus and Muslims at the time of Partition. 

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Grandpa’s Story – Part XI

Last week:  Grandpa told us about the Japanese threat to India during World War II, and how it was customary to send your children to boarding school in England. 

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Grandpa’s Story – Part X

 Last week:  Grandpa told us how many of the Indian Maharajahs owned their own railways and railway coaches; and about the Indian Festivals.  We also learnt about how the Indian Minister of Transport gathered information for Parliamentary question time. 

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Grandpa’s Story – Part IX

Last week:  Grandpa told us about the Criminal Tribes of India, and the troubles with the derailment of trains during Gandhi’s time in India.  

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Grandpa’s Story – Part VIII

Last Week:  Grandpa explained how Indian women preferred the system of arranged marriages 

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Grandpa’s Story – Part VII

Last Week:  Grandpa elaborated on how ladies spent their leisure time in India 

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Grandpa’s Story – Part VI

  
Last Week:  Grandpa told us how safe he felt in India, and how he came to meet his wife, Betty

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Grandpa’s Story – Part V

Last Week: Grandpa implemented time-and-motion studies in Indian Railway Workshops with chaotic consequences. 

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Grandpa’s Story – Part IV

Last Week: Grandpa told us a bit about his time in Guntakal and Madras, and how it took three years to save £100.

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Grandpa’s Story – Part III

Last Week: Grandpa as a teenager, separated from his parents by the war, chooses his career, serves his apprenticeship, and works a 53-hour week – plus overtime.

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Grandpa’s Story – Part II

Last Week: We met Grandpa and travelled through his childhood and his family’s transfer to Africa, where he was schooled in Nairobi for a few years.

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Grandpa’s Story – Part I

21 Years ago today, my mum did what many of us intend to do; and what we regret not having done, when it is too late.
My mum (‘Me’ in this story), sat down with her father, my grandfather (‘G’), and asked him to tell her as much about his life as he could recall. She [...]

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