Bombay, India: 5, April 1986

The Gateway of India was built 19ll to commemorate the visit of King George V.


You will notice not much will be mentioned on Bombay other than she is a large city and from where our first journey through India commences on this Blog.

The Raj & Beyond Blog is my Gateway for folks to enter around a common subject: INDIA.

What better way to commences our journey, “The Raj & Beyond” then through “The Gateway of India” Bombay, India.

The above photo was taken in 1986, my first return to India after leaving her in 1950. I have now re-opened that Gateway to all India’s families, friends, the young and old, to the sharing of our memories, thoughts and life long dreams. There are so many beautiful places in India waiting to be discovered and shared with the world. Over here I shall do my best to share my journey, my thoughts and my several happy memories of India with all of you.

Thanks to this new technology known to us as the Internet we can share our memories and photographs with the world mixing fiction with nonfiction articles. Recalling parents and grandparents’ stories, notes taken from diaries or sharing your first vacation experiences to this historical country where stands one of the World’s Wonders. The splendor of the magnificent, Taj Mahal, Agra, India.

One must remember Father Time waits for no one. We all have stored up memories, lets open that wave band and attach them to “The Raj & Beyond” for all those who are anxiously waiting to hear your thoughts and see old and new photographs on this Blog, remembering we are treading through both the Raj and the Beyond. One must move forward and not stagnate in the past of the Raj days. Growth from the Raj Days is a subject most of us want to hear also. Let us share the building of our lives that stemmed from The Raj days, and oh yes, photos of the past and present will complete this large picture.

Thanks.

God bless.
Clare
To be continued: