Last week MusomaBlog promised some group pictures from way back. These pictures will create a lot interest among Musomians. It is hoped that our community, spread across all the corners of this world, will join forces and make these pictures even more interesting by naming or identifying the people in the pictures. It would also be appreciated by many Musomians, if various stories, anecdotes, memories surrounding these pictures are shared.

MusomaBlog requests all Musomians to share any information on the following pictures, submitted by Mr Vikram Thind with the help of Mr Pritpal Sandhu. Information such as, year the picture(s) were taken, events surrounding the pictures, and of course, identifying the people in the pictures.

Without further ado, here are the pictures:

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Pictures contributed by: Mr Vikram Thind and forwarded to MusomaBlog by: Mr Pritpal Sandhu.

This photograph has been forwarded by Suniti Shah nee Hansa Thakrar. Suniti Shah has requested if via the blog we can get as much information as we can about the picture. Details such as the year the photograph was taken, the location where it has been taken and, of course, the names of the people in the picture. Hopefully, the Musoma community will be able to help out.

Any ideas on who could have taken this photograph??

As per Mr Vallabh Nandha (please see comments below), who was a teacher at the Nanak Chand Primary, this picture was taken by him in 1961. MusomaBlog is surely but surely filling in all the blanks relating to this picture and the queries raised.

Hopefully, with the help of Musomians, all the blanks as well as some of the names will be filled in pretty soon.

A big Thank You to MR VV Nandha for his active participation and information.

Front Row (Left to Right):

1.
2. Anila Adatia (Ramesh & Co.)
3.
4. Gurmukh Singh Vig’s Daughter
5. Sitara Rajabhoj
6. Mulraj’s daughter

Middle Row (Left to Right):

1.
2. Anil Shah
3. Manjul Shah
4. BrijBihari Nayar
5. Mahendra PL Patel (kaka)
6. Ramesh Ambalal Parekh
7. Arvind Maganbhai Patel of Ushashi

Back Row (Left to Right):

1. Pyara Singh
2. Maganbhai Patel’s son
3. Ram saroop Chandiram
4.
5. Paulina
6.
Updated: 26, Sept., 2006 after Mr Nandha’s comments below.

I had just mentioned to Dr Manjul Vasant, that it would be nice to get some pictures of Musoma, when he next travels there, which, I gather, is in the very near future. He then very kindly sent across a whole set of pictures. Some recent. Some from way back. All of them I thoroughly enjoyed looking at. I will be posting them on this blog shortly. For now, I will try and post pictures which may be found of interest and could be a reason for long chats and long walks down memory lane.

I am sure there will be a group of people amongst the Musomians that can recount the whole day’s events when this particular photograph was taken!

Hasanali Bus Service, Staff Group Photograph

Photograph courtesy: Dr Manjul Vasant

Like in the previous picture, I would request all Musomians to share, via comments or email, if that is easier, whatever memories they have of this picture and connected with this picture. Do you know the names of the people in this picture? Do you know where they are now?

Hindu Union Baalmandir

Photograph: Courtesy Mr Jasvant Rao

Standing (L to R): Miss Silva, Late Shri C M Rao, Swami Krishnanad, Late Shri Nanakchand(Babuji), Pandit with Swami, Miss Silva

Sitting (L to R): Do you recognise any of the children????

I would like to try and have a name for each of the children in this picture. Please help, by adding any information via the comments section, by clicking the link to comments, just below here.

Downtown Musoma