Karuna Shankar Uncle Whom We Knew
It was in the latter half of '70s that we visited Dumka where Karuna Shankar Uncle was posted. Belonging to Indian Forest Service Cadre he had no pretensions whatsoever and made sure whichever guest arrived at his place of stay he or she was occasionally dripped with comforts of innocence and a conversation that was far from being haughty. Having served in Indian Forest Service for over 30 years his record was impeccable and his credentials that most cherish to gain. He had three daughters going by the name Baby, Minky and Chinky. When his third daughter was born he sent us a letter at our Safdarjung Enclave residence on the child that had arrived and the threesome who all belonged to the same gender. He shared New Year Day with us in Delhi and occasionally frequented the capital of the country for office work.
We have fond memories of going with Uncle, Auntie Maithili and three children to the State of Rajasthan in December '85 where we longed to stay for long and Surana the pointsman made us feel at home. We visited Jaipur, Ajmer, Udaipur and other parts of Rajasthan and the visit was memorable for more than one reason. Here we were visiting Khwaja's Dargah for the first time. The awesome food we had and the places we visited including the all encompassing Forts and undiluted enthusiasm extended by Surana who was HT representative in Rajasthan made our stay pleasurable by miles to say the least. We have faint memories of return ride by train from Jaipur to Delhi the ride that made us speak on issues anything under the sun. We visited Patna in May '87 to attend to Baby's marriage and here as well the arrangements were neat and tidy to the last mile. When all the three daughters settled down, Uncle and Auntie made it a point to visit their places on occasions more than once a year. Karuna Uncle cherished visiting new places of wonder high on tourism appeal and he would make it a point to call us to make us know about his whereabouts.
Karuna Uncle served as Chief Conservator of Forest in Bihar and prior to that he was Director Zoological Park Patna when we paid a visit and spent considerable time there. The different ranks he was in he did his best to bring ounces of assimilation and pride. He would be fondly remembered for the services he rendered and unity chip that he ushered in the family. Not to be left out and to be relished for long most prominently are the childhood days spent in Sultanganj in Bhagalpur District in Bihar. Cementing ties with the trio, the three brothers of Uncle and sharing a chemistry with them would be remembered and the occasional banter on Sultanganj days would remain etched in our memories for long.
It was in the latter half of '70s that we visited Dumka where Karuna Shankar Uncle was posted. Belonging to Indian Forest Service Cadre he had no pretensions whatsoever and made sure whichever guest arrived at his place of stay he or she was occasionally dripped with comforts of innocence and a conversation that was far from being haughty. Having served in Indian Forest Service for over 30 years his record was impeccable and his credentials that most cherish to gain. He had three daughters going by the name Baby, Minky and Chinky. When his third daughter was born he sent us a letter at our Safdarjung Enclave residence on the child that had arrived and the threesome who all belonged to the same gender. He shared New Year Day with us in Delhi and occasionally frequented the capital of the country for office work.
We have fond memories of going with Uncle, Auntie Maithili and three children to the State of Rajasthan in December '85 where we longed to stay for long and Surana the pointsman made us feel at home. We visited Jaipur, Ajmer, Udaipur and other parts of Rajasthan and the visit was memorable for more than one reason. Here we were visiting Khwaja's Dargah for the first time. The awesome food we had and the places we visited including the all encompassing Forts and undiluted enthusiasm extended by Surana who was HT representative in Rajasthan made our stay pleasurable by miles to say the least. We have faint memories of return ride by train from Jaipur to Delhi the ride that made us speak on issues anything under the sun. We visited Patna in May '87 to attend to Baby's marriage and here as well the arrangements were neat and tidy to the last mile. When all the three daughters settled down, Uncle and Auntie made it a point to visit their places on occasions more than once a year. Karuna Uncle cherished visiting new places of wonder high on tourism appeal and he would make it a point to call us to make us know about his whereabouts.
Karuna Uncle served as Chief Conservator of Forest in Bihar and prior to that he was Director Zoological Park Patna when we paid a visit and spent considerable time there. The different ranks he was in he did his best to bring ounces of assimilation and pride. He would be fondly remembered for the services he rendered and unity chip that he ushered in the family. Not to be left out and to be relished for long most prominently are the childhood days spent in Sultanganj in Bhagalpur District in Bihar. Cementing ties with the trio, the three brothers of Uncle and sharing a chemistry with them would be remembered and the occasional banter on Sultanganj days would remain etched in our memories for long.
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