The Spectator

After a long murky silence I intend to resume my blog again, but this is not in the line of User Experience or Information Architecture as expected rather this time this river has taken a turn backwards to flow over of a particular event that took place at this day September 18, 1985. The night at the bank of ‘Saryu River’ witnessed a funeral, on Guptar Ghat ,  in Faizabad UP supposedly of an unanimous national hero`s . He was cremated wrapping up in tricolor flag national flag, accompanying by 13 people. Where as his last rite should have fetched more than 13 laks people. Yes , I am referring to the death of Gumnami Baba alias the Great Subhash Bose as told by media. I am not sure about the truth but if it is as it is being claimed then it is shocking. Shocking truth as published in many journals many a time - buried under unfathomable treachery and unjust.  It is said that at the time of independence as per there was a secret deal in -Transfer of Power , Volume VI ,...

This is a story about those Kings who never had any crown on their heads and nearly forgotten by the people but were very much Kings at their times by their own rights. Back in 1700 a short, bald man called Nabo Krishono carrying a little tummy in front was adorned with the title of Raja. The first honored Raja in Calcutta. As I have said you see, these Rajas didn’t have a crown or a throne. Neither had they any infantries, Cavalry or a forte nor even they left for jubilations or for a caravan. Raja Nabakrishna taught Hestings ‘PHARSI’ in his normal attire- a tiny dhoti and a Chadar. He was an eminent educationist by his own rights. There were other kings who never attired like a King but acquired crown by their merit. Such few names are Raja Ramohon Roy, Prince Dwarkanath Thakur, Raja Rajendralal Mullick, Raja Sukhomoy Mullick ,Raja Subodh Chandra Mullick and Raja Rajendralal Mitra. Ramohon Roy was known for his social reformations such as abolition of ‘Satid...