I visited Haridwar yesterday and once again came across a note written by my grandfather Shri Bishan Dass Mohan in his own handwriting. The note written in impeccable English is dated 4th January 1916 when he had visited Haridwar. He probably chose to write in English envisioning that future generations may not be comfortable with Urdu/Hindi.

Our ancestral records, going back 5 generations since early 1800's, have meticulously been preserved by our 'Mohan' family Purohit (priest) and open for any family member to explore and read. On previous occasions old Purohit's had been averse to these records being copied, their newer generation is more indulgent I guess, so took a photo of this note and am sharing it here with you all.

I've not had the honour of seeing my Grandfather as he had passed away long before partition in 1930's but have known him through my late Grandmother Smt. Shanti Devi.

This small note left by him in past is probably a thread in time that our past & future generations would be united with.

-atul