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The trainee officers camped in what was called Swiss cottage, a
name for the tents in which we were put up. We had organized a
cook who also stayed in a similar tent and provided us breakfast,
lunch and dinnner.Our routine was to get up early morning and
after washing ,brushing etc proceed to the mess and have
breakfast. This completed we used to visit the hills, part of
Aravalli formation, equipped with compass ,Geiger Muller
counter –equipment to measure radioactivity and make notes of

rocks and minerals found and like this repeat the exercise on
different days according to a program or schedule by which we
would complete the survey of a given area shown in Survey of
India map.

After a week or so when I was trekking on the slope of a hill I
stumbled upon a rock and was pushed by my weight down the
slope and began to run down gathering momentum at each step.
Not far away from where I hit the ground lay a giant sized
boulder which I missed hitting by a few yards! Had it been
otherwise my skull would have been shattered and I would have
met with a certain fatal accident. I can’t owe this streak of fortune
to anything but to my favorite Deity Sri Venkateswara.

Kollegal Scooter accident:

A minor accident involved collision between my two wheeler and
bullock cart. I was returning after a surprise visit to Kollegal
Selection Grade post office, along with my personal assistant on
the pillion at around 6 or 7 in the night. As the road was free of
traffic and I wanted to reach Mysore early I rode the scooter at
some speed. Even before I could sense what was happening a
bullock cart was driven without a warning lamp and was merrily
crossing the road when despite my best attempt to stop the
scooter I could succeed only in crashing against the wheel of the
cart. My steno was thrown off on one side and I myself on the
other side. To add to the confusion a police constable appeared
on the spot as if from nowhere and began his harangue

denouncing me unmindful of the violation of the cartman!The
police man wanted me to lodge the scooter and wait for

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