Bithika's Marriage-22nd November 2009

From Jagatsinghpur Visit-Bithika's marriage

From Jagatsinghpur Visit-Bithika's marriage

At Jagatsinghpur

Dates-11th & 12th October 2009
Left for Cuttack on 13th morning.

From Jagatsinghpur Visit-20091012

From Jagatsinghpur Visit-20091012

From Jagatsinghpur Visit-20091012

Niyati with Mita Bhauja & Mama at Cuttack

Uma Bhai and Basanta Nani in Cuttack

Basanta Kumari Sahoo, Umakant Sahoo at later's residence in Cuttack

Mama & Sashia Nani with Budha's aquarium

Sashia Nani behind Mama

Situ at Cuttack

The Kshetrapal Temple in my village-Chandura

Panchu Bhai & Bipin.'da at Quick studio closed in memory of Dr. Kalpataru Biswal

Dr. Kalpataru Biswal passed away ou 10th October 2009
One of the oldest practitioners of medicine, Dr. Kalpataru Biswal made Jagatsinghpur his place of work after passing his MBBS as one of the earliest batches from SCB Medical College. A great humantarian, Dr. Biswal was always a friend of the poor patients. As a small child and adoloscent, I was often his patient and considering my parents' economic condition, I can always vouch that Dr. Biswal was great humanist who always considered the economic condition of his patients.
This simple, humble and human doctor passed away on 10th October 2009. May his soul rest in peace and may God help his bereaved family members courage to face this loss.

Photograph of Dr. Kalpataru Biswal- courtesy ShyamaPrasad Rout

Shyama's mail

Dear Sir,
I really thank you so much for your posting on Dr.Biswal. Please add this photograph of him, if possible.

Sincerely,
Shyama Prasad Rout
(grand son of Dr.Biswal)

Visit my Wab Page at
www.shyama.vze.com

My reply to him on 22nd October
Dear Shyama,
I was asking Panchu Bhai of Quick Photo Studio to provide me a photograph of Dr. Biswal to publish it in my blog, but the studio was closed and he insisted that since his studio was inaugurated by Dr. Biswal he won't open it even after 6 PM. I was to leave the next morning with my family and therefore couldn't find time to get the photo. But I always loved him as my physician and surgeon during my childhood days and his being the greatest inspiration in my life for becoming a doctor. I might not have been able to emulate him for being as sensitive to the needs of the economically deprived class- probably mostly because he went into his practice where he had his full freedom and I joined a public sector organisation.I have not been able to remain in touch with my childhood hero after I left Jagatsinghpur in 1970 for my graduation in Berhampur and have never had an occasion to see him or interact with him. And that's why I was not able to know which Dr. Biswal he is from the photo in your mail, but when I went through your mail, I could catch his identity. I remember my hero Dr. Kalpataru Biswal who was young- in his thirties, stout, strong, smiling with spotless white pant and halfshirt and with crossed sleeves holding his pant in front and back.Whenever I reminisce about him- how as a poor farmer's son he used to treat me on various occasions- my father's supreme faith in his abilities as a practitioner of modern medicine, my mother's complete belief in God and Dr. Biswal, I can only remember that figure which I must have seen on more than 100 occasions in his clinic. There was a paan shop belonging to Paria Nana just in front of his clinic and he was our greatest benefactor -being from my village. Though I have never seen Dr. Biswal ever chewing a paan, his subordinates in the clinic were regulars in this paan shop and that's how my father could get a relatively early appointment with Dr. Biswal for me. I still can remember how we used to sit outside the clinic on the cement half-wall waiting for him to arrive on his bicycle.His getting down the bicycle meant that I would be cured soon.
My sincere obeisance to this great soul.
With a lot of love to you Shyama for the photograph.
Sadasiv Swain

Shyama's comments on the post-
Dear Sadasiv Swain, with the sad demise of Dr.Kalpataru Biswal the entire Jagatsingpur was in shock. It was a spontaneous mourning observed by one and all. The 11th day function was organised at Town Hall of Jagatsingpur under the aegis of Hon'ble MLA Sj.Bishnu C.Das and participated by MLA of Kujang, MLA of Ersama-Balikuda, local Collector Sri Gyana Ranjan Das, Ex-Colector, Puri Sri Brahmananda Rout,IAS(Second son-in-law of Dr.Biswal), Ex-Principal of SVM College etc. The gathering was unprecedented. All speakers gave their brief account of experience with Dr.Biswal and his philanthropic services. Some of the speaker could not contorl their emotion during their speech. It was moment of grief and despair. A man who hailed from a remote village of Athmalik choose Jagatsinghpur as his work place and dedicated his entire life in service of mankind. Noone has seen him charging for his services. He was instrumental in bringing the first relic of Sri Aurobindo in Orissa to Jagatsingput. He brought Rotary to the town. For more than two decades he was a member of the management of SVM college. He was associated with almost all types of cults starting from Baya Baba to Alekh, from Sri Maa to Sai Baba. He has financed many individals for their higher studies who now adorne high positions. He truly understood the "joy of giving" and dedicated service to the masses. One Souvenir was published in his memory where one of the poets wrote ' you can never leave us, you might have already taken birth in our neighbour, Jagatsingpur can never leave you'. Your comforting words used to spell magic and it will continue to do so.... Shyama Prasad Rout (his grandson)shyama2u@rediffmail.com

Sarala Temple

Deba from my village

Dr. Sujan Das my classmate from SVM days at Puri

Mama & Bijay at later's residence

Babu in Rourkela

Babu arrived in Rourkela on 6th September 2009 to pursue a course in Fitter trade in Modern ITI, Rourkela

Bipin Bihari Parida

Village- Alavara, Balikua, Jagatsinghpur
Born- 1939
Died-22nd June 2009

From Bijay

From Bijay

From Bijay's father passes away

I knew him as Bijay's father- the later being very close to myself and my family for more than 15 years here at Rourkela. Though we both belong to Jagatsinghpur, Bijay was introduced through Sura Bhai with whom he stayed while studying in the local Government ITI and was very much known but became very close when he started living with his family in our house M-11, Chhend. I have met his father Bipin Bihari Parida only on a couple of occasions and had a chance to interact for quite a long time only twice -that too recently about 3-4 months back when he was also living with Bijay's family for treatment of no specific but mostly age-related sickness and bronchial asthma.He had a very simple life and had lived it well. Might be it was his culture, might be he had gained the experience, but he depended always on God. When he became sick at Alavara, he was shifted to Cuttack for treatment. Bijay and his family and Sanjay from Lathikata visied him at Cuttack. He improved and returned back home to Alavara. But probably this year's June heat and humidity was too much for his health and his condition worsened. He was shifted to Rourkela on 21st June and reached Bijay's place at 2 AM that night vis Lathikata. He met everyone of Sanjay's family there and took rest at Bijay's place. On 22nd morning had tea and passed away around 8 AM after taking some snacks in the lap of his son-in-law and son- probably due to heart attack. He has honoured us all at Rourkela by his last visit.
May his soul rest in peace.

From Bijay's father passes away

KANCHAN NUABOU PASSES AWAY

 

She was a very simple soul sometimes very adhering to her point of view. Way back in late sixties of the last century, she was very close to me. She was married to Ekana Bhai who was the lone person from our village who worked in Rourkela Steel Plant and I was always carrying him to Jagatsinghpur market on the cycle.In return almost every day I had the chance of getting treated in Dhani Dokana apart from special delicacies from Suna Nuabou- Kanchan Nuabou's sister-in-law at their home.
Later when I also joined Rourkela Steel Plant as a doctor, our family always frequented Ekana Bhai's family.
What enderared her as a human being is her ability to donate a son to the elder sisiter-in-law who was without issues. She suffered a lot psychologically and physically when her second son Chita was diagnosed to have blood cancer and ultimately succumbed at the young age of 14. She endured these sufferings with the hope of returning back to her elder son Ranjan in village.
After Ekana Bhai's retirement, they both returned home but Kanchan had to go through a lot of psychological turbulence for many years. For small family feuds Ekana and Kanchan stayed out side their home for 4-5 years. It was recently- only a couple of days back- that she had returned to her own home and spent some time with her son, daughter-in-law and grandson.
She had diabetes- a family gift- for more than 30 years and had septicemia when she was shifted to SCB Medical College, Cuttack. She passed away in the early hours on 2nd June 2009. May God rest her soul in peace.

Milan's Marriage- Balasore

From Milan's Reception

From Milan's Reception

From Milan's Reception

From Milan's Reception

From Milan's Reception

From Milan's Reception

From Milan's Reception

From Ishan attending Milan's marriage

From Ishan attending Milan's marriage

From Ishan attending Milan's marriage

From During Milan's Marriage

From During Milan's Marriage

From During Milan's Marriage

Sishir Acharya

A classmate of mine since SVM College days, Sishir visited Rourkela recently to attend a family function of a close family member and came to know of myself staying here. It was a memorable meeting after more than three decades but the face remains the same. Sishir works for the Govt. of Orissa and has been mostly posted in coastal districts. He's about to superannuate in August this year. We had a very cosy evening at his relation's place in Koelnagar on 2nd April 2009 and called both Shyama and Asit, Unfortunately both of them were out of town and therefore Sishir couldn't meet them this time.Hoping for a next time from Sishir with all four of us.

Basanta Nani in Rourkela-March 2009

From Basanta Nani

From Basanta Nani

Basanta Nani

Basanta Nani visited Rourkela from 3rd March to 16th March 2009- for attending some social functions and also be with people ahe used to know during her working days here for nearly two and half decades.

From Basanta Nani

From Basanta Nani

You can call me...

Bhakua

Tulu-Purnendu passes away

From Tulu-Purnendu

Till now, it was our earlier generation who used to leave for their heavenly abode in regular interval. But today on 1st February 2009 my own childhood friend Tulu i.e. Purnendu passed away with a massive heart attack. We were class mates in SK Academy and SVM College. He hails from Chatara which was considered a part of Jagatsinghpur town in seventies and eighties. Today the village is fully merged to the township of Jagatsinghpur. A loving personality, Tulu decided to stay put in Jagatsinghpur after completing his Master's in Arts from Utkal University to look after his parents and the ancestral home and properties. He also went into small business ventures particularly with Jhunu. Tulu was a regular figure in Sana Bazar everyday with Jhunu. Sociable and very caring he had heart related problems a couple of years back and was on medication but today's attack was so severe that Tulu couldn't reach Cuttack. We'll all miss Tulu. May God keep the departed soul in rest and provide enough courage to his family members to bear his untimely demise.

A new look Quick Studio

A new look to my favourite haunting ground at Jagatsinghpur.

A new look

A new look to my favourite haunting ground at Jagatsinghpur and some of my favourite people.

A new-look Quick Studio- my favourite haunting ground

From JSPR

From JSPR

From JSPR

Some of my favourite people.

The blessed ones

Many were blessed by Bada Bhai. Many failed to attend the funeral. Some of the people who could manage to attend the funeral on the 11th day at Bada Bhai's residence in Kheras Belpokhari/Chandura.

From Bada Bhai loved them all

From Bada Bhai loved them all

From Bada Bhai loved them all