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me an opportunity to present my study among the different heads
of circles who assembled in Delhi for the annual Heads of Circles
Conference.Needless to say the revised method of compiling
statistics was adopted by the Director General for the entire
department.

S.K.Parthasarathy

Perhaps my work as Mails Director and Director R&D was taken

note of by Sri.S.k.Parthasarathy.I had not earlier worked under him
either in the field or headquarters.But when the post of
PMG,Karnataka Circle fell vacant in June 1991 Sri.Parthasarathy
who was Director General found out from me my keen desire to
work as PMG ,Bangalore.Much against competition I was posted
as PMG,Bangalore.For the first time I was convinced there were
officers even now who would spot merit and reward
adequately.For it was my stint as PMG Bangalore that gave me
better vista of postal operations to appreciate technological
problems in a better light and armed with sufficient administrative
powers I enjoyed freedom to usher in improvements .I brought into
operation ‘Paperless Office” concept in concrete form in selected
post offies due to computerisation.I also saw to it that networking
operations rather than stand-alone model were best suited for the
post office and it was sheer clairvoyance to anticipate Core
Banking Solutions now the order of the day in Banking system
allover.For these improvements I can not but show gratitude to
Sri.S.K.Parthasarathy.I am happy to find that friendship can be
cemented vertically also.His Secretaryship has not come in the way
of acknowledging friendship between two of us, one a Director
General and Secreatry to Government and the other but a mere
Chief Postmaster General!

T.K.Sampathkumaran:

In an otherwise turbulent period often interrupted by strikes and
protests by staff unions there was one silver lining in the stormy
clouds.I came across Sri.T.K.Sampathkumaran ASRM in the Circle

Office whose retirement was just 3 months away.We struck rapport
in the very first month of my tenure and he without any thought of

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