MY LIFE – TRAINING IN BOMBAY

In March 1960 , R.B. Shukla and myself were called to attend training for six months at Bombay. We started together, after giving away things like bucket, stove, charpoy etc. to those who needed it. En route, at Surat we broke journey and went to Shukla’s home at Bardoli, famous for satyagraha during freedom movement. [...]

SWEET DREAM

I was walking in my village. It was about eight in the evening. The whole place was flooded by moon light, almost ethereal in its intensity. I felt intoxicated . Suddenly, the realisation came that I was alone, yet I did not feel any fear. Just an uneasiness! When I came near the river, the [...]

WATER LEVEL OF THE OCEANS

The water level in the great oceans of the world have been fluctuating over long periods, during the past several millions of years. It is agreed by all, that the two worlds, old and new, were once connected by land, when movement of men and animals from one world to the other was possible. The [...]

I WORKED AS A CHEMIST

 At that time I bought a book and started preparing for the assistants grade exam., as it is known, for recruitment to central secretariat. There is no interview. Those who qualify, on the basis of written examination, are just given appointment order. That is something I could aspire for. There was recruitment of U.D.C.s in [...]

WORLI

The railway platform was full of people and coolies. A boy came to me and offered to carry my small luggage. I told him WORLI. He agreed to put me in the proper bus; I knew nothing about it. We came out of the railway station and walked towards the road. When he stopped, I [...]

GOD’S WAYS

Why do we like some people ? Even a mother may like some children more than others, why? Why is the evening sky more beautiful than the noon sky? Why do we love a rainbow? An enchanting landscape? A cute baby? Poetry is sweet, as is music. Why? Most of us want some companion, why? [...]

TO BOMBAY

My memory fails to fill the gap between April 1958 and June 1958. There are some fading memories of a room at Pudukad centre,with desks and benches, myself packing SSLC certificate books in a bag to be sent by post, involvement of Bhavadasettan etc., suggesting some sort of tutorial for those who failed, for enabling [...]

I WORKED AS TEACHER

Uncle K told me that my maternal uncle, who was suffering from leukemia was in a serious condition and so I went to see him. He was lying in a bed on the floor of the hall and was glad to see me. I was told to foment his piles which had protruded out . [...]

THE HUNT FOR A JOB

When results came, I managed to have enough marks for a first division, scoring much less in pracical than most students. Almost immediately, I got news of a vacancy in a school at Karuvannur or Ettumana (I don’t remember which) and rushed to meet the Head Master. We had a pleasant talk. He was impressed [...]

AUDIT – AJMER

Bawa Arjan Singh was our officer, nearing retirement. A very gentle soul, like a father to me. As he was in charge of some units at Jaipur and Bhavnagar, he would be on tour, regularly at intervals. His peon is Sattu who does not know his own age. He sleeps in his chair all the [...]