i addressed a batch of college teachers from kolkata once who couldnt name the last nawab of bengal when even teachers dont know history what can we expect from students this is why it is important to preserve this treasure i have lived in nagpur since 1944 and i have also been a witness to many events such as the assassination attempt on jawaharlal nehru in nagpur in 1954 i have included many such recollections and personal anecdotes in the book there are many things in it that have not been documented beforecan you give us a few examplesoh there are so many of them for instance do you know what was the earlier name of nagpur it was fanindrapur and derives its origin from the fana or hood of a cobra in fact nagpurs first newspapers name was fanindramani which means a jewel that is believed to be suspended over a cobras hood it is this jewel that lights up the darkness hence the name of the newspaper another unknown fact is that nagpur was jn tatas second choice to set up empress mills the first one was jabalpur and even the location had been finalized however a fakir refused to give up his land that was to be acquired therefore nagpur was chosen and janoji bhonsale gave land for the project heres another one on october 14 1956 the day br ambedkar embraced buddhism at deekshabhoomi the organizers had trouble finding comfortable chairs to place on the dais so a comfy couch was brought in from the home of bhavani shankar niyogi retired chief justice high court of judicature at nagpur there are many such interesting facts about the city you will find in the bookhow is history being preserved in nagpur there is no value for it and the common people royals and authorities are equally responsible for the degradation nagpurians are despondent and lackadaisical they dont even protest when something of historical value is destroyed or torn down look at the nag river until 1956 it used to be so pure that people would bathe in it its sewage now look at the state of our historic lakes and gardens we must strive to keep our history alive