Category Archives: Everyday History

A 200 year old work table

Posted on October 18, 2014 by prashant bhatt

The work table also had a more personal purpose , as in this example which is fitted with an adjustable writing board. It is a reminder of the lost art of personal writing where, through letters, diaries and journals, women contributed greatly to the preservation of memories of the past Continue reading →

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Of Books, walks, narratives…on Teacher’s day

Posted on September 5, 2014 by prashant bhatt

Today is Teacher’s Day. Do you practice something from your culture or civilization in your daily life?
How does this practice affect your understanding of life?
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A LETTER FROM YESTERDAY

Posted on August 31, 2014 by prashant bhatt

Then I received a unique letter “from yesterday” from an old friend, with whom I used to go for motorcycle rides in Pune, with my parents sometimes chasing us- Where are you off to? Those were the college days – and I was visiting the same streets where I had grown up as a small school boy-studying in Vincent’s , in a very different way. Continue reading →

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