Does anyone know what was Anthony Pohlmann doing on 23 September 1803? Was he or was he not among those present? Mr Herbert Compton says ''aye''; Mr Randolph G. S. Cooper, however, denies it. What does Boy Wellesley claim in his dispatches? Enquiring minds want to know ..... :-) ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

Hi Harshu, Thanks for sharing the news item about the diamond. I'll pass! It's Just a bit too big for my tiny hand!!!! Cheers Ainslie.

The four-hundred-year-old Archduke Joseph diamond, which fits snugly into the palm of an adult's hand, weighs a staggering 76.02 carats. And, when the half-inch thick sparkler goes under the hammer at Christie's, in Geneva, on November 13, it is set to fetch more than $15million. The gem is named after its original owner Archduke Joseph August, who was the highest ranking official in the Kingdom of Hungary during the 19th century. It originated from India's now defunct Golconda mine, sharing its origins with some of the world's most impressive diamonds including the Kohinoor, part of the British Royal Collection and the Regent, which is the centerpiece of the French Crown Jewels. (snip) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2216913/Eat-heart-Jennifer-Aniston-Historic-76-carat-diamond-set-make-15million-auction.html ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9605570/Philip-Crosland.html ooroo

The non traditional naval officer Sir Home Riggs Popham and his India Connection Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Life of the Day for today, Friday, October 12, 2012. Free online for one week at: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/lotw/2012-10-12 ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

Hi Listers, my grandfather Frank Carnac Edwards (28 February 1877 - 26 July 1936) did his training as a Forest officer at Dehra Dun and then became an Asst Conservator of Forests and then a Conservator of Forests in the Nizam's Dominions (Hyderabad State). From his records that he kept in his personal Burke's Shikar Register, he was Asst Conservator of Forests in 1912. I am trying to locate: 1. his training/academic records (needless to say emails to the Forestry school in DD have been fruitless). 2. His appointment as ACF and CF in the Nizam's Dominions (Hyderabad State). Has anyone access to Hyderabadi directories that show employment appointments for the years 1896 - 1930? The Indian Digital Library only has one in 1938. I need this information to incude it in a book I am compiling on my g-f and father's Shikari and other adventures in Hyd State. Also looking for access to Times of India papers online for the years 1920-1936. Any help appreciated. Kudha Hafiz Kerry

India: An Inspector Calls Published in History Today Volume: 60 Issue: 8 Rosie Llewellyn-Jones recalls the Victorian economist who helped resolve the financial crisis in India after the Mutiny of 1857. (He was) the Right Honourable James Wilson, expressly sent from England to restore order in the finances of India at a period of disastrous confusion, as the inscription on his tomb in a Kolkata (then Calcutta) cemetery tells us. http://www.historytoday.com/rosie-llewellyn-jones/india-inspector-calls ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121004/jsp/calcutta/story_16050511.jsp#.UHF1nmthiSM Kolkata. ooroo

GRO had some of mine but they were all Army Philip Maddocks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Harrison" <pam.harrison.t21@btinternet.com> To: <india-british-raj@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 1:38 PM Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] BMD Certificates > Hello list, > I wonder if someone could jog my memory. I am sure there has been > correspondence previously about the subject, but I wonder if it is > possible to get hold of birth, marriage or death certificates for people > born etc in India? If so, how do I set about it? > I have a Statement of Birth for myself, and also what looks like a > certificate of marriage for my grandparents in 1895 - signed by the > Constable, and the Chaplain, - but they are not the same as the GRO ones. > Thank you - Pam Harrison > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello list, I wonder if someone could jog my memory. I am sure there has been correspondence previously about the subject, but I wonder if it is possible to get hold of birth, marriage or death certificates for people born etc in India? If so, how do I set about it? I have a Statement of Birth for myself, and also what looks like a certificate of marriage for my grandparents in 1895 - signed by the Constable, and the Chaplain, - but they are not the same as the GRO ones. Thank you - Pam Harrison

Hello list, I wonder if you can jog my memory about BMD certificates. I was born in India, and have a "Statement of Birth" rather than a certificate as we know it. I also have a marriage certicate for my grandparents who were married in 1895 (with an official stamp on it- signed by Hello list, I wonder if someone could jog my memory about BMD certificates, for people born or married in India, and whether it is possible to get hold of them. If so, how do I set about it? I was born in India and have a "Statement of Birth" rather than a certificate as we know it. I also have a marriage certificate for my grandparents who were married in 1895 - signed by the Constable and Chaplain, which look official, but I believe certificates did not come into being until several years later. I have information about numerous other relatives, but it would be nice to actually have the certificates. Thank you - Pam Harrison

Legacy of the British empire to India Even 63 years after India's independence, one can revisit the architectural marvels of the British Raj in Kolkata October 4, 2012 http://gulfnews.com/about-gulf-news/al-nisr-portfolio/weekend-review/legacy-of-the-british-empire-to-india-1.1081716 ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

Fred Bremner gallery of India from the turn of the 20th century and the days of the British Raj goes on display 5 October 2012 They are images from a by-gone era taken in a distant land. But, from tomorrow, these incredible pictures showcasing India at the turn of the 20th century will be on display at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh. Lucknow To Lahore: Fred Bremner's vision of India charts the career of commercial photographer Bremner who left Scotland for India in 1882 and spent the next 40 years there. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2213502/Fred-Bremner-gallery-India-turn-20th-century-days-British-Raj-goes-display.html?ito=feeds-newsxml ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/uknews/9252893/Photos-of-life-in-the-British-Raj-in-India-are-found-in-a-shoe-box.html#?frame=2214153 ooroo

I am glad that you, Michael and Cathy Day enjoyed your visit to my home. It gave my family and me much pleasure and we enjoyed your company. Now when I see your name I see a face. It would be a good idea if other Listers were able to do the same Joyce Munro John Feltham wrote--- It is not usual for listers on either of these two INDIA related List, to meet in real life. Today my brother, in company with the owner and founder of the INDIA List, Cathy Day and myself, the owner and founder of the RAJ List, paid a visit to one our long time Listers, Joyce Munro and her family in Belgium. We were warmly welcomed to her house and treated to the generous hospitality of her table. The conversations were happy and convivial. Calcutta and people and places that we knew in common, were recalled and others that were not common. All in all Cathy, Michael and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Munro abode. Thankyou Joyce and family. John Feltham - presently on holidays in the Netherlands. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2677 / Virus Database: 2591/5806 - Release Date: 10/02/12

Hi John, It must have been a great moment to actually meet listers in real life , All I can say is SHABASH which I am sure all will know what it means on the list. On 04/10/2012, at 4:25 PM, jimsin12@aol.com wrote: Cheers, bless you all, Ashley. > > Great that you Listers could get together like this. Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Feltham <wantok@me.com> > To: India <INDIA-L@rootsweb.com>; Raj <INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 21:31 > Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Visit to a long time Lister of the India and Raj Lists > > > > > G'day Folks, > > It is not usual for listers on either of these two INDIA related List, to meet > in real life. > > Today my brother, in company with the owner and founder of the INDIA List, Cathy > Day and myself, the owner and founder of the RAJ List, paid a visit to one our > long time Listers, Joyce Munro and her family in Belgium. > > We were warmly welcomed to her house and treated to the generous hospitality of > her table. > > The conversations were happy and convivial. > > Calcutta and people and places that we knew in common, were recalled and others > that were not common. > > All in all Cathy, Michael and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Munro abode. > > Thankyou Joyce and family. > > > John Feltham - presently on holidays in the Netherlands. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

G'day Folks, On 04/10/2012, at 11:44, Ashley Raye <ashleyraye@bigpond.com> wrote: > It must have been a great moment to actually meet listers in real life , All I can say is SHABASH which I am sure all will know what it means on the list. We also visited the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate. A walk around the monument revealed the many names of Indian troops who died on the Western Front who have no known graves. See.. http://www.greatwar.co.uk/ypres-salient/memorial-indian-forces.htm Lest We Forget.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9585005/Munnu-Kasliwal.html A good read. ooroo

Wouldn't life be dull without Nick Balmer? Another wonderful story!

Great that you Listers could get together like this. Jim -----Original Message----- From: John Feltham <wantok@me.com> To: India <INDIA-L@rootsweb.com>; Raj <INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 21:31 Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Visit to a long time Lister of the India and Raj Lists G'day Folks, It is not usual for listers on either of these two INDIA related List, to meet in real life. Today my brother, in company with the owner and founder of the INDIA List, Cathy Day and myself, the owner and founder of the RAJ List, paid a visit to one our long time Listers, Joyce Munro and her family in Belgium. We were warmly welcomed to her house and treated to the generous hospitality of her table. The conversations were happy and convivial. Calcutta and people and places that we knew in common, were recalled and others that were not common. All in all Cathy, Michael and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Munro abode. Thankyou Joyce and family. John Feltham - presently on holidays in the Netherlands. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message