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My promotion to SAG level:

I got my promotion to SAG without loss of seniority and after a few
months as Deputy Director General Planning I moved to Madras as
Controller of Mail Operations having jurisdiction over the four
southern circles. The credit to post me as Controller of Mails went to
Sri.Kailashprakash. He ascribed my proficiency in mail operations as
sufficient justification to move me as Controller as if all my earlier

postings were proof of my suitability in those assignments! In fact I
had requested Sri.Kailash prakash to post me as Regional PMG,
Dharwar which post was vacant. I could also succeed in getting
approval on file of Hon’ble Minister of Communications. But
Sri.Kailash prakash who was now the DG Post didn’t carry out
Minister’s decision. I pressed for posting at Dharwar as I admitted
my daughter in a Engineering College in Dharwar. But since
Sri.Prakash was adamant to send me to Madras I put my daughter in
a hostel in Dharwar.

My duty under election commission:

My tenure as Controller Mail Operations was important onlybecause
that offered me an opprtunity to tour Assam to supervise
arrangements to conduct Parliamentary election in 1991.I was
deputed by the election commission of India to visit
Dibrugarh,TinSukhia,etc.I also had occasion to cross Brahmaputra
by motor boat along with car belonging to election commission!In
this remote corner of India it is temples of Sri Ganesh,Sri Hanuman
remind us that the our country is united by religion inspite of
diversity of languages, dress and other aspects of our culture.

Our visit to Srinagar:

Before I shifted to Madras I wanted to take my family on leave travel
concession to Srinagar. Accordingly myself, my wife and my two
children travelled by a bus to Srinagar. We enjoyed a well earned
holiday for four days. The sight of snow covered hills sent my

children to raptures. Only a fau pax whereby on our trip to Gulmarg
I forgot to carry my purse and without money we could not hire a

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