Just to let everyone know that I’ve recently published a book on KGF my Home town entitled KOLAR GOLD FIELDS DOWN MEMORY LANE – Paeans to Lost glory!!! A short writeup about the book is given below:
“Kolar Gold Fields – Down Memory Lane” undertakes a nostalgic journey right from the days of the origins of the Kolar Gold Mines, its historical and mythological connections, the arduous and difficult lives of the miners in those early days, the growth of the mines under the British Company of John Taylor and Sons, its gradual decline, and the ultimate closure of the once prosperous Kolar Gold Mining Company in 2003 after it was taken over by the Government of India. Thus ending a golden chapter in History, which now lies buried in the annals of time.
It then moves on to give the reader a brief insight into the lives of the Anglo-Indian Community (a living legacy of the British Raj) in the early days of KGF. It brings out vividly the glorious and cosmopolitan life led by that tiny vibrant community in KGF who lived in sprawling bungalows with beautiful gardens and domestic helpers at their beck and call. It recalls the grand Christmas Balls and Dances held at the Skating Rink and the Jam Sessions and Pound Parties in Buffalo Lodge.
It finally focuses on the author’s own childhood memories of growing up as a young Anglo-Indian child in KGF in the 1950s and 60s – home, family, school, playmates, entertainments, games, picnics, etc. It recalls memories of old familiar haunts and landmarks of KGF and the people who were an indispensable part of life in those days. This golden period of KGF post Independence was the period of transition, when the influences of the best of old Colonial India merged with the new emerging independent India.
The book succeeds in capturing and preserving for posterity the nuances and ethos of a bygone era in that once glorious vibrant place called Kolar Gold Fields, and at the same time keeps it alive in the hearts of its erstwhile inhabitants, which still beats for it.
For Copies of this book Contact:
1. Bridget Kumar (Bangalore)
Email: bridgetkumar@yahoo.com
Ph: (+91)9845571254 / (+91)9844044236
Website: http://memoriesofkgf.blogspot.com / http://anglo-indianrecipes.blogspot.com
Price inclusive of postage: India: Rs260.00,
UK: GB Pounds 10.00,
Aust: $20.00,
Can: C$20.00
USA: $20.00