It was amazing to know this morning that I had blue blood running down my veins and arteries. Before you get confused, blue blood just refers to the blood that flows in the veins of aristocratic and royal families.
This is how the story goes....
Bhaskar Ram Tickoo was a wealthy shawl merchant in Lucknow. His nephew Dewan Nand Ram Tikoo (who happens to my grand fathers, grand father) subsequently became ruler of Kabul. Pt. Bhola Nath Kao was a high official in the reign of Asaf-ud-Daula. Such was his prestige that Nawab would himself visit Kao’s Kashmiri mohalla residence to meet him. Bhola Nath’s descendant Pt. Rameshwar Nath Kao became a legendary figure in national security in independent India. Read More at:
http://ikashmir.net/reviews/review-lucknowpandits.html
Had Afghanistan been a stable nation, I would have loved to visit Kabul, dig all the archives, and lived the glorious history. Always wondered how does it feel to be from a royal family, and believe me, it’s exciting to hear, but when you get no special treatment, then you are back to ground zero. Thank god, the Americans didn’t know this, else they would have detained or denied my visa.
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