Everyone in India knows about the rise and fall of Subroto Roy Sahara Group. With a humble beginning and lots of hardship the business person carved his niche of his own. After 84, he was the reckoning name in investment and other similar industry. He was rising like a Supernova surpassing every milestone and giving investors a great return.
We as a children use to get bemused when we heard that Bharat Parv is to be organised in the city. Every day there use to be advertisement in the local newspaper with the "Bharat Mata" and said chalo Bharat Parv manaye. On the Independence Day and Republic Day few of the people in Black and White dress march the street by saying slogan like "Bharat hai Humara, hum hai Sahara."
Now, since my father was working at Bokaro Steel Plant, he has very amicable relationship with his counterparts. There was a person called T.N. Pandey, who was the known face for my Father. Now, any person can say that why this penning down of Pandey family tree in this blog. So, he use to come to our home occasionally, and in tow with their children.
I, had the same ritual to do. Greet them and after giving about my School study report, I just get into my room. With, less on talks and more into my own thoughts, I have the simple thing which I still prefer. "I just stayed away". Now, this T.N. Pandey has all kinds of stories to say about the riots of 84, and his clan was the one with 7 brothers. None of them were into Government job except him. He said that these things has happened at this Sector or that Chas More. Most, of the time I use to hear this from (my now deceased sister), that their Son and daughter use to say as she remain close to every kids.
My Father, as a person could not say anything as Friendship was with the family. Also, he use to keep very quiet and uttered very few words as during 86 he has faced a major burn in Bokaro Steel Plant. (Will, explain this story about the dreaded S.P. Singh group at some other time) As far as I remember, the brother of T.N. Pandey opened a shop at Laxmi Market. Sector 4, with much fanfare after 84 riots. The other one opened a transport service from Bokaro to Ramgarh and similar other things. Then, also I was least concerned but my laughing and kicking were only limited to my school. Whenever, I use to come back from School Bus, it use to cross the same Sharma More, where I, my Sister and my Mother have exactly crossed barefooted towards Grandpa's house in a hurry on the day of 84. It was exactly the God wish that we are still alive but my father and sister are no more with us.
This use to give me jitters and I don't remember or just am unable to explain the gory incidents. It was for sure that this Pandey clan was in one or the other ways involved behind the crime. There are three kinds of people in this world:
We as a children use to get bemused when we heard that Bharat Parv is to be organised in the city. Every day there use to be advertisement in the local newspaper with the "Bharat Mata" and said chalo Bharat Parv manaye. On the Independence Day and Republic Day few of the people in Black and White dress march the street by saying slogan like "Bharat hai Humara, hum hai Sahara."
Now, since my father was working at Bokaro Steel Plant, he has very amicable relationship with his counterparts. There was a person called T.N. Pandey, who was the known face for my Father. Now, any person can say that why this penning down of Pandey family tree in this blog. So, he use to come to our home occasionally, and in tow with their children.
I, had the same ritual to do. Greet them and after giving about my School study report, I just get into my room. With, less on talks and more into my own thoughts, I have the simple thing which I still prefer. "I just stayed away". Now, this T.N. Pandey has all kinds of stories to say about the riots of 84, and his clan was the one with 7 brothers. None of them were into Government job except him. He said that these things has happened at this Sector or that Chas More. Most, of the time I use to hear this from (my now deceased sister), that their Son and daughter use to say as she remain close to every kids.
My Father, as a person could not say anything as Friendship was with the family. Also, he use to keep very quiet and uttered very few words as during 86 he has faced a major burn in Bokaro Steel Plant. (Will, explain this story about the dreaded S.P. Singh group at some other time) As far as I remember, the brother of T.N. Pandey opened a shop at Laxmi Market. Sector 4, with much fanfare after 84 riots. The other one opened a transport service from Bokaro to Ramgarh and similar other things. Then, also I was least concerned but my laughing and kicking were only limited to my school. Whenever, I use to come back from School Bus, it use to cross the same Sharma More, where I, my Sister and my Mother have exactly crossed barefooted towards Grandpa's house in a hurry on the day of 84. It was exactly the God wish that we are still alive but my father and sister are no more with us.
This use to give me jitters and I don't remember or just am unable to explain the gory incidents. It was for sure that this Pandey clan was in one or the other ways involved behind the crime. There are three kinds of people in this world:
- One who get afraid by such incidents
- The others who become tough and say, I will get out of any situation
- The third one says, I don't care about relationships as my family is only of the few whom I belong.
So, for me my friends in school were everything as our School which is Holy Cross, never taught us hatred and there were people from all parts of society but thankfully a very negligible from the Bhojpuri speaking group. Also, students from Siwandih and other such Muslim populated place come to our school for studies. We had a blend of the Christian Community, few from Sikh and also Muslims along with the students from Steel City.
Now, as I am drifting away from the title of this blog let me immediately come back on it. So, this radheshyam pandey who belong to the pandey clan was the youngest one. He use to sale the Sahara Policy. In-spite of all his efforts my father did not purchased a single bond from him. We were relieved that our money did not got wasted, but as I go through some details about the Sahara Group, they face a lot of flaks due to such people who took money from people, never deposit in the Sahara Bond Account and thus the investor as well as the company took a plunge with no return on investment.
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