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INTRODUCTION:
We belong to a
highly respected and educated Srivastava Kayastha family of Bihar. We
originally come from village Bathna in West Champaran district. This
village has now been washed away by river Gandak. My parents had farm
house and agricultural land in Ramnagar but later they settled in Patna.
Our parental house is located at 169/C, Srikrishnapuri, Patna
- 800001.
FAMILY HISTORY:
Available traces of history indicate that our ancestors belonged to
Kushbhawan, presently known as Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh. This place
had a very high concentration of Srivastava Kayasthas. Later they
migrated eastwards in search of good livelihood and finally settled on
the banks of river Gandak in Bihar. Their habitat came to be known as
village Bathna (thana Nautan) about 12 miles from Bettiah. It is
believed that the village came into existence circa year 1212 Fasli,
i.e. over 200 years ago.
Wife:
Radha Prasad is the second daughter of Late Sri J.P.Shrivastava, IAS and Smt.
Chandravanshi Devi. She is a graduate in Biology from Patna University
and is a full time housewife. She is an extremely soft spoken and
emotional person who has dedicated her entire life to her three
daughters and husband. She is also very well read and well informed
person, be it history, science, politics, sports or movies. She is very
fond of Gardening, Reading, Astrology and Cooking. She
also holds a degree of Jyotish Visharad and renders astrological advice.
Children:
We have three daughters. All of them are well settled in life.
1. Anupriya, BSc(Engg), MTech(IIT Kanpur) - fulltime housewife, husband Vice-President in AVTEC Bangalore
2. Uttara, BSc(Engg), MS, PhD(Canada) - Research Associate Professor, husband Asstt Prof in Washington State University, USA
3. Soma, BSc(Engg), MTech(IIT Kanpur) - Doing PhD in IISc, husband chip design engineer, Intel, Bangalore
Father:
Late Sri Gautam
Prasad,(Oct 1914 - Oct 1993 ) was the father of Dr.P.R.Prasad. Babujee,
as was he lovingly called by all his children, was the younger of the
two sons born to late Sri Shubh Narayan Lal and late Smt. Devkali Devi.
Babujee lost his father in early childhood and was brought up by his
mother. Being very bright, he successfully completed his school and
college education with the support of relatives and scholarships. He
studied in Bettiah and BHU, and finally obtained his Bachelor's Degree
in Civil Engineering from Bihar College of Engg, Patna in 1940. He
worked in various capacity in TISCO, Indian Railways, and PWD, District
Board, Housing and REO Departments of Govt. of Bihar and finally retired
as Superintending Engineer, REO in 1972.
A self-made man as he
was, Babujee besides being a technocrat of high calibre, distinguished
himself as an able administrator and gained plentiful admiration of his
superiors and subordinates because of his simplicity, honesty and
integrity. He not only encouraged his children to excel in studies and
develop positive attitude but also provided help to many relatives and
needy persons in all possible ways to make them successful in life. He
was also very keenly interested in travelling, gardening and
socializing. He left for heavenly abode on October 27, 1993 after
protracted illness. He is our role model and will continue to remain our
source of inspiration for all times to come.
Mother:
Rajpati Devi, born
November 1920, is the mother of Dr.P.R.Prasad and is the eldest daughter
of late Sri Ganesh Prasad and late Smt. Chandrawati Kunwar belonging to
a Zamindar family of Amaithia in West Champaran district of Bihar.
Besides managing the household, Maa has always taken keen interest in
the education of the children and their welfare in all possible way. She
is a rare combination of gentleness and firmness when it is needed.
During Babujee's illness, she played the role of both parents so that
all the parental responsibilities were carried out without any hitch.
Maa played a key role in
managing our ancestral and acquired properties in Ramnagar. She enjoys
cooking and shopping for sarees and jewelry. She has visited USA six
times . Although born in an earlier era, she is a modern woman in every
possible way. |