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Dear Readers,
              It is highly amusing, inspiring and fascinating to hear about the tales of the glory of an institution as grand as the University of Rajasthan. I am in the habit of talking at length to veteran officials, clerks, peons and gardeners of RU and during the course of our conversations, so much light is shed on past anecdotes, events, traditions and high benchmarks set up by great people. I would like to share a few stories that I heard today.

                  When RU was at its peak and was one of the foremost Universities of India, every nook and corner of this palatial campus was spotless clean with neat trimmed loans, gleaming buildings and pristine green cover. There was a handsome dress-code for special workers like the chaprasis would wear starched saffron turbans over dark sherwanis with buttons that had the University emblem embossed on them and the gardeners would wear blue or khaki colored uniforms.

                As told to me, It once so happened that during one of the convocation ceremonies, President V V Giri, the Maharaja of Patiala and other distinguished guests were highly impressed by the welcome speech delivered at the function. They later found out that the  person who spoke was Mr. Giriraj Singh Hada who was a peon in the establishment but was none the less, educated at Mayo College, Ajmer.

            I also heard stories about legendary higher officials who made this institution what it was: diligent, genius Vice Chancellors such as Prof G C Pande, Prof Unnithan etc and also many other efficient Registrars and HOD’s. Ahhh!! Even before I catch my breath my heart pounds with the inflammable zeal to trod in the foot steps of these giants….