Thursday, June 12, 2014

Imbibing Leadership qualities.

Pride and Honour.contd......
The impact of the events during the recce created a strong feeling in the mind of Ganesan that an officer if he is worthy of his salt should always take care of his men firstly by developing himself as a master of his profession and at the same time Physically and mentally fit.This Autto suggestion paved the way for self motivation  and as years passed Ganesan became a name to be recognized.
   From UP-Tibet border Ganesan was sent on a short training course to CME(college of military engineering)Earth Moving Plants Instructor course.Engineers of the Army are equipped with all types of constructoin machineries and some of the officers are trained to be good at it.After that training he was sent on 2 months annual leave.It was april 1965 and ganesan was enjoying his leave with friends near Rameswaram.One day at about 1930hrs All India Radio news came as a shock,Pakistan attacked India,I ndian Army mobilised,all ranks leave cancelled,report immediately to your unit.Ganesan came home packed his luggage and rushed to Madras central station.It was a sight unbelievable,lakhs and lakhs of men in uniform were lying in all the platf
orms awaiting for their turn to board the train.Ganesan got into the crowed and lost in sight,The WAR in my next blog......

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