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was yet to pick up momentum.I sent my daughter to join a small
enterprise in Bangalore. My main regret was, despite my motivation
my daughter was not keen to study for M.S in the US.

In Hyderabad, again !

As I had already worked in Hyderabad for 5 years as Director(Mails
&Stores) I was familiar with officers and staff.I took interest in
computerisation of registration sorting work in the mail offices.Not

only invoicing of the articles was done but a realtime graphic display
of the speed of sorting and invoicing by the individual sorters could
also be achieved.This provided a tool for the supervisor to monitor
the output of the different staff for better management.I was happy
to spend my last few months in service without strike or any other
distracton.I could find time to organize wedding of my daughter in
Madras.Th fact that a month after my retirement at the age of 58 yers
the government extended the superannuation age to sixty made no
much impact on my morale as I felt it was better I called it quits
when the going was good !I can not forget the warmth and gala
festivities with which my Director of Postal Accounts
Sri.P.V.Sudhakar got up a grand farewell party at a local hotel near
my office where for the first time the occasion provided an
opportunity for my wife being given a share of the honours.

A thousand moons – Chapter - III

Back to the pavilion :

Forthe first time my wife agreed to travel by air from Hyerabad to
Madras.In a separate truck my luggage was brought on which
occasion my best man Friday Sri.Rajeswara Rao accompanied the
truck.Though I had given notice of my coming to Madras several
months earlier my tenant was still holding on to my house.He
explained that as there was delay due to his contractor he was
obliged to extend his tenancy and in any case he would vacate the
house in June 1998 when his own construction would be over.
Though he did vacate the house he left without returning the key to

the house. Due to my apprehension that some such thing would
occur I had at the time of handing over the accomodation prior to my

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