<div align="justify">This picture was taken in 1962 at Central College premises in Bengaluru on the occasion of the class socials. Along with me in the picture are my classmates and faculty. <br /><br />I’ve lived in Bengaluru all my life. After completing my schooling from Malleshwarm Middle School and Malleshwarm Boys’ High School, I joined the Government Intermediate College, with Chemistry, Botany and Geology (CBG), as optional subjects. We were a batch of 60 students and had the best faculty in all subjects.<br /> <br /> Intermediate was a public examination and only a handful of us passed and graduated to the degree course in Central College. <br /><br />Back then, Central College was the only one in the entire state to offer the BSc Degree Course in the CBG combination. <br /> <br />Only six of us — C S Harindranath, S Rangaraj, K R Venugopal, Venkatanarayana, M J Chandrasekhara Gowda and I were from Government Intermediate College.<br /> <br /> The rest of them were from other parts of the state. We had an excellent faculty and among them Prof G P Rajarathnam, Dr Bharatraj Singh, Dr C D Govinda Rao, Prof B R Seshachar, Prof CNN Murthy and Prof M R Sreenivasa Rao were popular. <br /> <br /> I had the opportunity of representing the college in English debate and other literary activities and won several prizes.<br /><br />In 1962, we passed out of Central College. My classmate Raghavendra changed track and became a library and information scientist at ISRO. Rangaraj went to the Petroleum Research Institute. Narayana Murthy and Harindranath joined the ICAR as soil scientists. <br /> <br />I joined the Geological Survey of India and is still a consultant with them. <br /><br /> My school and college days were most memorable. I would walk to school with some of my classmates because there were hardly any vehicles on the road those days.<br /><br />I thoroughly enjoyed the walk because the roads were free, broad and there were very few vehicles those days. <br /><br />I bought a cycle and started using it once I joined college. In college, we were a small but smart group. <br /> <br />We had very little money but we made the best of whatever little we had. <br /> <br /> We would share snacks and have by-two coffee. We would also occasionally watch a movie in theatres such as Alankar, Prabath Talkies and Sagar which have now been pulled down. <br /><br />The tickets for balcony seats were priced at Rs 3.60 and other seats came at eight annas. <br /><br />I lived and grew up in a city which was calm and serene. Today, Bengaluru, has become crowded and dusty. The city has truly lost its charm. <br /><br /><em>(Ramakrishna can be reached at 9945282653)</em> To our readers<br />We invite you to share your memories through our column ‘From the Albums’ by sending in your photograph, with family or friends, in old Bangalore. You can mail us on metrolife@deccanherald.co.in<br /></div>
<div align="justify">This picture was taken in 1962 at Central College premises in Bengaluru on the occasion of the class socials. Along with me in the picture are my classmates and faculty. <br /><br />I’ve lived in Bengaluru all my life. After completing my schooling from Malleshwarm Middle School and Malleshwarm Boys’ High School, I joined the Government Intermediate College, with Chemistry, Botany and Geology (CBG), as optional subjects. We were a batch of 60 students and had the best faculty in all subjects.<br /> <br /> Intermediate was a public examination and only a handful of us passed and graduated to the degree course in Central College. <br /><br />Back then, Central College was the only one in the entire state to offer the BSc Degree Course in the CBG combination. <br /> <br />Only six of us — C S Harindranath, S Rangaraj, K R Venugopal, Venkatanarayana, M J Chandrasekhara Gowda and I were from Government Intermediate College.<br /> <br /> The rest of them were from other parts of the state. We had an excellent faculty and among them Prof G P Rajarathnam, Dr Bharatraj Singh, Dr C D Govinda Rao, Prof B R Seshachar, Prof CNN Murthy and Prof M R Sreenivasa Rao were popular. <br /> <br /> I had the opportunity of representing the college in English debate and other literary activities and won several prizes.<br /><br />In 1962, we passed out of Central College. My classmate Raghavendra changed track and became a library and information scientist at ISRO. Rangaraj went to the Petroleum Research Institute. Narayana Murthy and Harindranath joined the ICAR as soil scientists. <br /> <br />I joined the Geological Survey of India and is still a consultant with them. <br /><br /> My school and college days were most memorable. I would walk to school with some of my classmates because there were hardly any vehicles on the road those days.<br /><br />I thoroughly enjoyed the walk because the roads were free, broad and there were very few vehicles those days. <br /><br />I bought a cycle and started using it once I joined college. In college, we were a small but smart group. <br /> <br />We had very little money but we made the best of whatever little we had. <br /> <br /> We would share snacks and have by-two coffee. We would also occasionally watch a movie in theatres such as Alankar, Prabath Talkies and Sagar which have now been pulled down. <br /><br />The tickets for balcony seats were priced at Rs 3.60 and other seats came at eight annas. <br /><br />I lived and grew up in a city which was calm and serene. Today, Bengaluru, has become crowded and dusty. The city has truly lost its charm. <br /><br /><em>(Ramakrishna can be reached at 9945282653)</em> To our readers<br />We invite you to share your memories through our column ‘From the Albums’ by sending in your photograph, with family or friends, in old Bangalore. You can mail us on metrolife@deccanherald.co.in<br /></div>
