Download or read book Kolar Gold Fields Down Memory Lane written by Bridget White and published by Author House. This book was released on 2010-08-20 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kolar Gold Fields is a small mining town in the erstwhile Mysore State (now known as Karnataka) in India. It was owned by the John Taylor and Sons Company, a British Mining Firm for more than a century. It was well known for its Colonial ambience and was called Little England due to its British and Anglo-Indian population. It was one of Indias earliest industrialized towns and was unique for its secular and egalitarian society. Aptly named Kolar Gold Fields Down Memory Lane the book undertakes a nostalgic journey right from the days of the origins of the Kolar Gold Mines, its historical and mythological connections, its golden progress through the years under the John Taylor and Sons Company, its gradual decline, and the final closure of the once prosperous Kolar Gold Mining Company in 2003. Thus ending a golden chapter in History, which now lies buried in the annals of time. It then moves on to the Anglo-Indian Community (a living legacy of the British Raj) in the early days of KGF. It brings out vividly the glorious and cosmopolitan life led by that tiny vibrant community in KGF who lived in sprawling bungalows with beautiful gardens and domestic helpers at their beck and call. It recalls the grand Christmas Balls and Dances held at the Skating Rink and the Jam Sessions and Pound Parties in Buffalo Lodge. It finally focuses on the author's childhood memories of growing up in KGF in the 1950s and 60s. It reminds one of lifes many simple pleasures home, family, school, playmates, entertainments, games, etc. It recalls memories of old familiar haunts and landmarks of KGF and the people who were an indispensable part of life in those days. It succeeds in preserving the nuances of a bygone era.
Download or read book Kolar Gold Mines written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kolar Gold Field written by Dr. S. Srikumar and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03-12 with total page 923 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neil Armstrong, Edwin Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins flew high above the planet Earth to reach the Moon and to land on it for the first time. But it was the men at Kolar Gold Field who dug deepest excavations below the surface and landed on the ultra-deep horizon into the planet Earth for the first time in human history! The latter was a hundred times dangerous than the space odyssey. While space expeditions explore the heavenly bodies, the land expeditions explore the earthly formationsall for the welfare of humankind. The talents of the men at Kolar Gold Field could be so greatly equated that they were worthy of driving the Sun around Earth. They made deepest wells on Earthor practically, it turned out to become the hell on Earth. The mine workers risked their lives to win gold for the luxury of the world community. Hence, it was all a daily rebirth for them. Reaching the lowest levels of these golden wells drove scientists to find new sophistications in technology. With the state-of-the-art, the miners at Kolar Gold Field overwhelmed nature, posing serious challenges to man trying his destiny. They proved how limitations of nature could be overcome to achieve results! The astonished nature rewarded them suitably. The Wonders of the World themselves wondered on man overcoming the dangers at the interior of the earth, their courage, the technological innovations in their industry, etc. This BookKolar Gold Field (Unfolding the Untold)exposes all the oblivion facts on the great city just known globally as KGF for the first time in the world. A golden history is now placed before you. It's hoped learned man/woman like you will pass on the glorious information to your next generation and help them for a better understanding of our times. For this, should you not read this book? S. Srikumar
Download or read book Report of the Inspection of the Gold Mines in the Mysore State South India written by James Grundy and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mineral Resources Management and the Environment written by U. Aswathanarayana and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through an exploration of the links between geologic setting, mining and process technologies, economics, environment and stakeholder communities, this text addresses ways in which the mineral industry can be made safe, efficient and ecologically sustainable, focusing in particular upon the following key themes: a review of the current status of t
Download or read book Kolar Gold Field written by S. Srikumar and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 922 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins flew high above the planet Earth to reach the Moon and to land on it for the first time. But it was the men at Kolar Gold Field who dug deepest excavations below the surface and landed on the ultra-deep horizon into the planet Earth for the first time in human history! The latter was a hundred times dangerous than the space odyssey. While space expeditions explore the heavenly bodies, the land expeditions explore the earthly formations-all for the welfare of humankind. The talents of the men at Kolar Gold Field could be so greatly equated that they were worthy of driving the Sun around Earth. They made deepest wells on Earth-or practically, it turned out to become the hell on Earth. The mine workers risked their lives to win gold for the luxury of the world community. Hence, it was all a daily rebirth for them. Reaching the lowest levels of these golden wells drove scientists to find new sophistications in technology. With the state-of-the-art, the miners at Kolar Gold Field overwhelmed nature, posing serious challenges to man trying his destiny. They proved how limitations of nature could be overcome to achieve results! The astonished nature rewarded them suitably. The Wonders of the World themselves wondered on man overcoming the dangers at the interior of the earth, their courage, the technological innovations in their industry, etc. This Book-Kolar Gold Field (Unfolding the Untold)-exposes all the oblivion facts on the great city just known globally as KGF for the first time in the world. A golden history is now placed before you. It's hoped learned man/woman like you will pass on the glorious information to your next generation and help them for a better understanding of our times. For this, should you not read this book? -S. Srikumar
Download or read book Grit and Gold written by Gayatri Chandrashekar and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-21 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India is estimated to have 9% of the global gold reserves spread over 100 places across its land mass. Southern Indias Deccan region has indeed been identified as one of the areas with the richest deposits and this has been proved by the documented history of past mining here. Mining activities can contribute greatly to the growth of the industrial sector, but India is yet to realise the mining fuelled growth. Mining contributes no more than 2.5% to the nations GDP and employment to just 700,000 people. Australia has seen its gold production increase manifold in the 20 years from 1980, with the infusion of latest technology and high risk capital. On the other hand, procedural delays and varied and different license requirements for prospecting and mining, the lack of technology and sufficient venture funds have slowed down the growth of mining in India. The ecological and social impact of mining can be devastating on forests and wild life and burden the weaker sections of society with loss of livelihood and way of life. However, unlike coal, iron or manganese which lie buried under precious forests in many parts of India, gold seems to occur in areas less vulnerable to damage. While India mines many metals only to satisfy its own domestic needs, the consumption of gold is enormous at 880 tonnes or more per annum while production is only about 2 to 3.5 tonnes. Indeed the appetite for gold is insatiable and growing. The country barely produces 0.4 percent of its gold consumption. It is a good time to look at how a British company ran a successful and profitable mining enterprise in India for 76 years and created standards and pioneering technologies for deep mining for the world.
Download or read book Labour in India written by Mandayam A. Sreenivasan and published by Vikas Publishing House Private. This book was released on 1980 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monograph on a historical study of working conditions, living conditions and social protection of miners working in the kolar gold mines, India, during the 1920s - covers wages, family budgets, indebtedness, housing and sanitation, health, occupational safety, employment accident benefit, cash sickness benefit, etc., And includes a summary of recommendations. References.
Download or read book Report of the Chief Inspector of Mines in Mysore written by Mysore (India : State). Department of Mines and Geology and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Colour Of Gold written by Gita Aravamudan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One man's quest for his roots reveals a complex maze of relationships A mysterious letter from a hundred-year-old Englishman. A body found on the railway tracks in an Indian gold mining town. An Australian journalist's trip to the abandoned Kolar Gold Fields.What connects these random events? Colour of Gold moves back and forth over the decades, in the process unravelling the secrets of a sleepy little town which in its heyday boasted the richest gold mines in India. White men and their white wives and Indian mistresses, Indian officers who tread the fine line between their traditional upbringing and Western lifestyle, men and women who fall in love and lust across boundaries of class and race - all come alive in this fascinating saga spanning a century.
Download or read book The Gold Mines of the World written by James Herbert Curle and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Miners and Millhands written by Janaki Nair and published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 1998-09-22 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compares two centers of industrial production in early 20th-century colonial Mysore: the Kolar Gold Field and Bangalore. Nair (Madras Institute of Development Studies) deals with negotiations over working conditions; characteristics of working class neighborhoods and cultural life; the development of political consciousness among workers; and the ideologies of caste, class, and nation. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Town Survey Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book VP Menon written by Narayani Basu and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his initial plans for an independent India in tatters, the desperate viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, turned to his seniormost Indian civil servant, Vappala Pangunni Menon—or VP—giving him a single night to devise an alternative, coherent and workable plan for independence. Menon met his stringent deadline, presenting the Menon Plan, which would change the map of the world forever. Menon was unarguably the architect of the modern Indian state. Yet startlingly little is known about this bureaucrat, patriot and visionary. In this definitive biography, Menon’s great-granddaughter, Narayani Basu, rectifies this travesty. She takes us through the highs and lows of his career, from his determination to give women the right to vote; to his strategy, at once ruthless and subtle, to get the princely states to accede to India; to his decision to join forces with the Swatantra Party; to his final relegation to relative obscurity. Equally, the book candidly explores the man behind the public figure— his unconventional personal life and his private conflicts, which made him channel his energy into public service. Drawing from documents—scattered, unread and unresearched until now—and with unprecedented access to Menon’s papers and his taped off-the-record and explosively frank interviews—this remarkable biography of VP Menon not only covers the life and times of a man unjustly consigned to the footnotes of history but also changes our perception of how India, as we know it, came into being.
Download or read book Hutti Gold Mine Into the 21st Century written by L. C. Curtis and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gold mine area located in Karnataka, India.
Download or read book Gold in India written by B. P. Radhakrishna and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Epigraphia Carnatica Inscriptions in the Kolar District written by Benjamin Lewis Rice and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
