Smritiyon Ka Aangan / स्मृतियों का आँगन  (Hindi, Paperback, Somesh Kumar)

I was born in a village from where it was extremely difficult to travel to the city. In the rainy season it was possible only by sitting on a palanquin on people's shoulders upto main road, thirteen kilometers away through forests and fields, the Amghat-Faizabad road and in summer by horse, bullock cart or on foot. The Amghat was on this side of the Gomti river and due to the absence of a bridge few buses that ran would go only till there and sometimes one had to wait for hours for their return. There was also a fear of male buffaloes, bulls and wolves in the forest. My village was located in the most backward area of ​​the district. When I was a few months old, my mother came to Faizabad with me as my father was doing service here and his younger brothers were pursuing their studies. Gradually when I left this place for higher education, the time never came to live here permanently. After receiving education at various places, when I came to Sultanpur, I spent my entire service there and after retirement came to Lucknow with my family to settle down. If I look at my past, then by the grace of God, I have lived my life happily and prosperously while fulfilling my family responsibilities and making proper efforts, for which I repeatedly thank God. This book is a collection of my experiences and memoirs based on true events and there is no intention to hurt anyone's feelings. The names of characters and places have been changed so that personal privacy is not affected.