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In Lucknow, as in other parts of the world, graves mean little to some people, but a search on the internet proves otherwise! What one will find on this blog isn't even 'a drop in the vast ocean' of tears that would have been shed if it were possible to calculate. The names, the sad poetry, quotes and expression of grief of the loved ones all being ground to dust. "...We always say that the history of a parish is in its graveyards..." Passage West (from a blog and book by Jim Murphy)

Monday, March 7, 2016

Julian ON Shukla died 1974 and Myrtle Shukla

MRS MYRTLE SHUKLA
P3 G 469
Graves side by side

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MY HUSBAND
JULIAN O.N. SHUKLA
WHO DIED ON OCTOBER 13TH 1974
AGED 78 YEARS
ERECTED BY HIS LOVING WIFE
*
AND I WILL DWELL IN THE
HOUSE OF THE LORD FOREVER
*
(Nishatganj Cem., Lucknow
There was a Mrs Shukla
living in a bungalow in
Khandari Lane till the early
1980's. She was a Christian but
I never got to know her first name. I
just might have written a similar comment
elsewhere hoping to receive confirmation
in the event a relative sees this post!)

1 comment:

Ankur RaoSeptember 13, 2023 at 9:26 AM
Hello George,

Your efforts on recording graves from Nishatganj is praiseworthy, especially for those interested in genealogy.

Regarding Julian O.N. Shukla, he was probably awarded the Indian title of "Rai Sahib" by the British Raj in June 1931 while working as a deputy collector in the United Provinces. The Gazette stating this award has his name recorded as "Julian Nathan Shukla". Hopefully may be the same person !
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