.....Prince Of wales Medical college....Patan devi & Harihar Chhetra Mela....!!!

....a parallel  road often called  the Lower Rd, ran ,to  the main arterial  Univ  Rd  of  Ashok Rajpath, upto the "Lawn" or Gandhi Maidan , linked  by KunKun singh lane, Ramna Rd ,Annie Besant rd , BM Das rd, KhazanchiRd, Makhania Kuan , Govind Mitra rd, Sabzi Bagh rd...this  oldish  particular street hosted some  old  Mohallas like  tht of Bhikna Pahari,Nayatola , LangarToli  , Machchuatoli....full of old residences , lodges for  students who  wud  come  for  Coaching Institute admissions...On  this  street "The Mahangu" specialised in Mutton preparations ..."The Mirchchu" only Fish...."The RimJhim" at BhiknaPahari  served  clean , mostly  Vegetarian Thali meals...Sundays  were the designated  days for visit  to these eateries in addition  to  the  Marwari Basa of Makhania Kuan, as  Mess  were  closed  for  the  evening, for a  much worked Mess  staff.... The Saidpur rd led  to  the Saidpur hostel campus of the  Univ  & the Machchuatoli  Rd  led  to  the  RK avenue  -Nala Rd Roundabout....lured by  the  single room accomodation I opted  for  the Saidpur medical Campus , not  before  a stint  @ Bahadurpur Rly crossing area whr  we  had  to  put  up  in  a pvt  accomodation for  few  mnths....Mahendrughat was fast  losing its  importance  as a  transit  pt  by  Ferry  across Mighty Ganges  to  Pahleja ghat  of North Bihar , since Gammon India's massive Mahatma Gandhi Setu  had seen the light of the  day  during 1982 the  yr  of my passing I.sc, so the  Medical college  stint  began  in Post Mahatma Gandhi Setu era which  transformed significantly the  traffic in the region.....as  elder brother had gained, in 1980,suitable  employment  in  the Banking sector & posted @ MFP....regular trips  to  MFP  frm Patna Hardinge park Bus Stn  wud  be  made on few of  the Sundays over  the newly  laid bridge....&  sometimes crossing  the BCE into  the  narrow  lanes  of Thaththeri Bzr  of "Patan Devi city"  of Patna City & later Patna Saheb of Takht  Sri Harimandir Sahib of Guru Govind Singhji, reaching Gaighat to  climb  up  the  stairs  to  the Setu  for a  short  cut  of a Journey  to MFP(Muzaffarpur),  boarding  the  Coach  buses  coming  frm  Hardinge  park....the Buses were video  coaches with Rs 10 /- as fare ,reaching MFP  in  1 1/2 hrs a record  time  of a link between these two  North & South Bihar  region.... over the Mythological "Harihar Chhetra" of Lord Vishnu, hosting  a  "Mela"  of  Sonepur  Cattle  fair....whr  a class  trip of SPM(Preventive & Social Medicine) as  per curriculum  was prescribed ,to  hv a  first  hand knowledge of  mgmt  of  Health & sanitation  in  a large fair....The Civil Surgeon had  a permanent dusty Tent of a camp , right thr  in the Mela premises nd we  cud witness the Construction &  efficacy  of  the Bore Hole latrines, & other  Waste  Mgmt. tools....the NE Rly Officers Wives Association  also had  an  elaborate  arrangement of stalls  nd I  cud  witness  some  real  smart  Wives of Sr  Rly  officials  in  action , in  the rustic  Milieu....On the side  lines  of  sale  & purchase of  animals....this  huge  Mela  attracted the  populace  of  adjoining  & far  flung  areas, for Eateries , Shopping , Entertainment ....& needless  to  say ,suitably notorious for  its  vaudeville shows....!!!...the  Union of River Sone into Ganges @ Maner &....Gandak  @ Sonepur:a massive confluence of Culture  , Religion  & Mythology so  very  much  evident in the lives  of people  in the area....We were carefree, in our assignment , in total  unwind &  a tired  lot  upon return  to  our  hostels.....!!!!