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I have been
going through the article The other Patna. I
would like to point out that my artcle on this
subject was published in the Hindustan Times,
Patna on May 1, 2003 under the caption PATNA -
ON - DOON IN BURNS COUNTRY. You may like to get
hold of a copy from HT and also kindly bring
this to the notice of your readers.
I may add that my book on modern Patna titled A
NEW DAWN: PATNA REINCARNATED has also provoked
nostalgia among the readers and I have been
receiving very favourable feedback. The book in
hard cover and priced at Rs 395 is available
with me if some one wishes to acquire a copy.
The book is appropriate to be gifted to the NRBs
coming to Patna on Jan 19-22.
Sudhir Kumar Jha, Director General of Police,
Bihar (Retd.)
We greatly
enjoyed the feature about the links between the
two Patnas. Many in Scotland are interested in
the historic and current links between the
countries and with the 60th anniversary of
Indian independence being celebrated this year,
that interest will increase.
We have run a number of features on our own web
site on the links between the countries which
you might find of interest:
http://www.friendsofscotland.gov.uk/culture/asia.html
http://www.friendsofscotland.gov.uk/scotlandnow/issue-04/history/scotland-india.html
and on tea at
http://www.friendsofscotland.gov.uk/business/tea.html
All our best wishes to friends in Patna.
Russell Walker
International Networks
"Global Friends of Scotland"
Scotland
Absolutely
engrossing. Loved the article. Thank you so much
for bringing the two Patnas together.
Vinay Singh
Very much
enjoyed the article on Patna, Ayrshire. The
Nitish government should send a cultural
delegate to Patna, Scotland, and invite their
team to Patna, Bihar as well. These types of
cultural ties can go a long way in enhancing the
image of Patna, Bihar that has taken a hard
beating in last few decades.
Anil Kumar
Hello
I also got the news about Scottish link some
days back. Got your link about this. I would
like to share some more links about my finding.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauryan_Empire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patna_rice
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patna%2C_Scotland
Satya Prakash
It was
refreshing to read an article that did not deal
with Lalu, Nitish, or Paswan. We are so stuck in
our local politics that we forget the world does
not begin or end with Bihar politics. There are
lands to explore, mountains to conquer, and
things to learn.
Thank you very much for this report.
Kiran Chandra, UK
This work of
social history culminates into a fascinating
reading ; artistically recollected and well
netted of soothing words of an individual's
memoir through its picturesque representation.
Indeed, a good reading for a good reader.
The ancient Pataliputra, then Kusumpura and
again renamed as Azimabad perhaps more is
possible if we dig the history of a land
particularly an ancient city like Patna.
An another story on the same pattern is
possible. Sultanate of Oman one of the gulf
countries which is divided into Mantaaqat
(Zones). One of them is Batna( /b/ and /t/
sounds don't occur in classical Arabic language.
So, the equivalent sounds are /b/ for /p/ and
there is no equivalent sound in English for
Arabic ....tt..). Anyway, the Arabic Batna will
be pronounced as Patna (please refer to the
physical map of the Sultanate of Oman). The
other relating fact is that Indians in great
number used to sail through Arabian and Indian
oceans for various purposes and exchanged
culture in particular. So, the Arab did. The
smallest unit of the currency of Oman is Baisa
which in Hindi is Paisa. Exploring more of this
nature of writing is possible. - Madani
Mohiuddin Ahmad, KSU, Riyadh, KSA - Jan. 21,
2007
A lot of thanks
to the editor for publishing the news about
Patna; Ayrshire.This was a refreshing change to
read and it also contained a lot of new
information. It is so amazing to know that how
many common similarities we all have in this
world. - Seema Jyotishi - Jan. 22, 2007
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