The inspiring Park.

      After  the inaguration people in and arround Sannanallur started talking about the park.Since it is located on a buzy road side hundreds of people started to find out the complete concept and were coming there.

       
           A friend of Ganesan was taking his mother to Rameswaram and other religious places and in the process came to Thiruvanjiam,another important temple .After the dharshan when they came to the main road they saw the board "Sannanallur 7 Km" Immediately his mother told him,that it is Ganesan's birth place and we must see that.
                 They came to Inspirational Park and then gave a ring to Ganesan who was in Chennai at that time.About 80 years old mothers blessings are a great satisfaction to Ganesan.

              Followed by the Pillar construction Ganesan constructed a conference hall where visitors can meet and discuss.It was initially a thatched shed which was blown away in a rain strom.subsquently it was built on steel column.

                  Ganesan's relatives while passing through also visited the park

       
               These two ladies are daughters of Ganesan's eldest brother.His eldest brother Pasupathy was working in Highways Department  and settled at Cuddalore after retirement.But unfortunetly he and his wife expired early.However they made sure that their children are well settled.

                 This is K.Ragunathan and his wife.Ragu is the son of Ganesan's eldest sister Valambal.Both Valambal and her husband Kanakasabai expired early.Taking the loses by the side Ragunathan progressed as a bussiness man and became a millioner.He was very much inspired by uncle Ganesan's activities and donaned Rs.5 Lakh for the development of Inspirational park.

 As time passed schools and college students started visiting the park.

                  Dr.Thanga.Jayaraman English professof from Tiruvarur central University along with post graduate students visited.

                Ganesan's younger sister Sakunthala and her family visited the Inspirational Park.Brother in law is Mr.V.Pasupathy retired as Chief Engineer,PWD,and their children three of them are Engineers and one is a doctor.They are settled at Trichirappalli.

                                                  Kondal Rao and his wife with Colonel & his wife.

When Ganesan joined Army and posted to UP-Tibet border in 1964 ,a sepoy /Clerk by name Kondal Rao also joined the unit.Kondal Rao was very much impressed by highly spirited young officer Ganesan  and silently kept on observing him.
                  They took part in 1965 war and after the war they moved to Assam.Ganesan was posted out in 1968 and Kondal Rao left the Army pre maturely in 1969.
                Kondal Rao Joined State bank of India and retired as manager and settled in Secundrabad.Some time in  2015 when there was an Ex Servicemen meet in Secundrabad and they were talking about Colonel Ganesan's achievements, Kondal Rao with great anxiety tried to find out whether it could be the same Ganesan whom he met in 1964.The organisers could not give suitable reply but gave Ganesan's telephone number to Mr.Rao.
                     Mr.Rao contacted Ganesan and was wonder struck about Ganesan's growth and achievements.There after he was in regular contact with Ganesan and wanted to see the Inspirational Park.A day came that Kondal Rao and his wifereached Chennai on a 4 days trip.Next day they left in two cars to Sannanallur
                      All the four days Kondal Rao was pouring his old memories and Ganesan and Rao kept on talking about their old association including the 1965 war.Both the Ladies ie Mrs.Ganesan and Mrs.Rao were on listening watch.
                      Ganesan had to stay in the park and Rao was to return after 3 days.At the time of his departure Mr.Rao quietly requested Ganesan that he also to be associated with Ganesan and wanted to give a small donation.
                 Ganesan whole heartedly accepted .To Ganesan's great surprise Mr.Rao donated Rs.50,000 and took Ganesan's Blessings.

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                                        Inspirational Park-3

                     we had mentioned that Ganesan had deep interest in our culture and heritage.He started refering to old tamil books before taking any action In younger days he studied these;

            திருமந்திரம்,  சிலப்பதிகாரம்,    திருவாசகம்  திரு அருட்பா 
          When he became Army officer he was interested in

       புறநானூறு ,  புறப்பொருள் வெண்பாமாலை, கலிங்கத்துப்பரணி 

    As he gained age and experience he developed interest in Psychology,philosophy and human resourcec Development. Now a stage has come to give back whaever ge gained.

                            நான் பெற்ற  இன்பம் பெறுக இவ்வையகம்
                            வான் பற்றி நின்ற மறைப்பொருள் சொல்லவும்
                            ஊன்பற்றி நின்ற உணர்வு உறு மந்திரம்
                            தான்பற்றப்  பற்ற தலைப்படும் தானே.
With this frame of mind Ganesan s

tarted executing his plan slowly and steadily.

                         The first thing is about drawing the attention of the public.Ganesan ,when he was selected for the Antarctic mission came to his village and took a handfull of earth from his birth place.This earth was sprinkled arround india's research station Dakshingangotri when he took over the station.On completion of his mission he got rocks weighing about a ton loaded with the help of crane and brought to india.One such stone is to be installed in his native place.

                                              Loading of the stone at South pole.
          The plan was to errect a hexagonal platform and in the centre a pillar of about 12 feet height will be errected.The Antarctic stone will be place at the top of the stone.

                         Ganesan's Ancestral property-The agriculture land on the road side.

             The Antarctic stones which were lying in front of Ganesan's house at Annanagar finally arrives at SANNANALLUR.

                                 With his parents blessings bhoomi pooja was conducted and work started

            Ganesan and his wife used to travel by car from chennai and reach sannanallur.They were staying at vethathri Ashram,Peralam and were supervising the progress.Almost once in 30-40 days they make this trip and stay there about 5-6 days and return back.

            Almost after one year struggle and spending about 7 lakhs of Ganesan's pension final day came to inagurate it.

           Dr Alagar Ramanujam,the head of vethathri Ashram Peralam,who by this time became very familiar to Ganesan's activities and was highly impressed had kindly consented to be the chief guest and inagurate "Inspirational Park.

Ganesan's Younger son and his wife also came for the function.

        After this event lot of school children visited the park. Ganesan started giving lacture to the students of nearby schools and colleges.All india Radio,Karaikkal also started  bringing out suitable programmes and invited Ganesan to speak in the FM Programmes.

                           Let us move forward and meet the visitors.










  

                                     The Inspirational Park-2 
          
              Ganesan's parents had both dry and wet lands at different places in Sannanallur.Out of five Brothers one of them who was weak in studies was requested to help his father by staying in village itself.His mother died in 1970.since both the sisters were married ,there was no female member at home.
              It was decided that Ganesan's younger brother who was  assisting his father should  get married and take care of his father. As time passed his father expired in 1979 and the younger brother took control of all ancestral properties.Other brothers also did not bother for partition.

                    When Ganesan decided to establish Inspirational Park, he wanted that it should be in one of their ancestral property.He selected one of the road side agriculture land.Most of the road side lands were slowly being converted into living areas in the village.The land was about 4 feet below the road level.So huge amount of earth filling was required.
                     Ganesan told his younger brother that he does not want legal share of ancestral property except the road side land.It was agreed and Ganesan started developing it.He told all brother sisters that the entire expenditure will be born by him and the property will be developed according to his plan.
            Ganesan held his first meeting at Sannanallur invitting one and all in the village in 2011 and explained about his action plan and requested any like minded person to join him.Even though no body came forward Ganesan kept on spending his entire pension.

                          சரித்திரம் படைக்கத் தயாராகும்                                                      சன்னாநல்லூர்.
                  was the invitation title for the meeting.

                 Ganesan's plan was like this;
           
                                1,Each man must develope a clear plan for his future.
                                2.It will be a self development scheme.
                                3.Thoughts are dynamic and vital.It is creative and brings to
                                        reality all your dreams.
                                4.You are the master of your own and captain of your soul
                                5.There is no need of any external help.Your inner self will show the path.
                                6.Physical,mental and psychological strength you should develop.maintain and
                                     up date according to science and technological developments.

                     Basically Ganesan's plan was to identify yourself by yourself.

                 A number of Power point presentations will be shown to youngsters to feel yourself that it is possible to achieve what ever you want and no external force can stop it.

                 A demonstrative display of men,material and books will be held in a cosmic Library

       
                That is what Ganesan 's plan,.From a rural background,with uneducated parents he became a National leader.why can't you.

 With this background let us move forward.

                                          The Inspirational Park.


                     Inspirational Park is one of the many brain child of Colonel Ganesan.Before going into the details let us analyse the background of this noval Project.
                      We know that Ganesan comes from a rural agriculture family.When Ganesan was about 4-5 years old the family members were Father side grand parents ,Mother side two meternal uncles,and seven brothers sisters. Reasonably well off family and all elders were uneducated.The first generation to go to school was that of Ganesan only.Tru to the nature of village life Ganesan's family had about 10-15 buffellows/cows,about 10 goats,about 10 poultry birds and about 3-4 workers who comes for works on annual basis.
         The family had both dry and wet lands where all types of cropes were grown.There will be  no difference between workers and owners.All will be in fields at the time of work.For example at the time of paddy cultivation,the work starts with dumping of dry mannure in the fields with the help of bullock carts in March April.These heaps sould be spread uniformly before water enters the field.In June-Jully when Mettur Dam is opened for aggriculture,water comes in all the branches of Cauvery and further in the canals that feeds the field.
                      At the river head where the canal takes off it will be written that this canal is meant for these villages etc.Once water enters the field ploughing takes place.There will be 3-4 pairs ploughing bulls and 2-3 on hire basis.
                Ganesan and his two brothers will getup arround 4.00 AM take three pairs of bulls and go to the field where ploughing is planned.All other impliments would be kept there by the elders.They will start ploughing up to 6-6.30 AM by which time the elders and other workres will join. Ganesan and his brothers will take bath in the canal,rush back home have old rice and curd as brakfast,packed lunch and walk 3-4 Km to school.
             In between milking of cow/Buffellows,take milk to venders will also be done with the help of sisters.
                 These elaborate explanation is given just to drive home  that Ganesan enjoyed whole heartedly the agriculture works.
               He started reading Dr.M.Varatharajan's ( the famous mu.va ) books like "kallo kaviyamo,Akal vilakku,Kariththundu etc.Life history of Vadaloor Ramalinga Adikal,Vaishnava  saint Ramanujar were also of his interest.Naraayana guru of kerala  and his followers,Ramana maharishi,Autobiography of Paramahamsa yogananda ,Life and achievement of Vivekananda and Gandhis "My experiment with truth"
                These type of readings had put Ganesan in a highly truthfull path and came to the conviction that "Mind is the Master and Concience is the God.
                He did not develop any material interest and money did not attract him.
           As years rolled down Ganesan became like a saint with deep concern for humaity as they waste the precious gift of human birth.
               He had no deep desire about his career.when he was in SSLC his mother was in  Govt TB sanitorium,Sengipatti.At home were his father,two younger brothers and one younger sister.Ganesan was taking care of all .He will get up by 4.00AM,cook food for all, study for the final SSLC exam and run 3-4 Km to attend school.After morning exam go to the nearby temple premises,have lunch and prepare for afternoon exam.Get back home and cook night food.
                          Under these circustances when he passed SSLC it was like a routine message with no exitement as the next activities starts as usual.After 15 days of the school result his brother came and asked for school TC.After the school result Ganesan did not go to school at all and did not know that TC is to be taken.He had no idea about higher education.Like a sheep following his master he did what ever his elder brother told him to do.
                  His three years stay in hostel doing hisDiploma in civil Engineering slowly and steadily opened the outside world to him.
                Maha kavi Bharathis
                                  தேடிச்சோறு நிதம்  தின்று  
                                              Deelply struck him kindling his sub concious mind.At the same time writter Naa.Parthasarathy's noval " Kurinjimalar "was coming in Kaki weekly.The hero of the noval "Aravindhan" slowly and steadily encroached his mind.
               When he came out of Polytechnic,he was a transformed youth more concerned about this country and humanity in general.
                 His Army life,the two wars he paticipated ,his mothers death and how he was denied to see her and how she came to meet him etc had put Ganesan in different path.He was highly patriotic and loved this country and its heritage.The appontment of India's leader at world forum in Antarctica further strengthened his love for this country.
               The cosmic message that no one in his village were aware of his achievements brought him back to his village Sannanallur.
                       That gave him the decision that "not only he alone but every human being is gifted with great capability.It is upto every individual to find out his strength and develop that so that himself and the society will be benifited.
                    That is how "The Inspirational Park " took shape.

                   The Writter,Motivator and Inspiring speaker

                 Once Ganesan decided to record  his experiences in writting the first thing came in his mind was his Antarctic experience.Only 700-800 people in the entire world get the oppurtunity to winter in Antarctica.Ganesan had the unique previlege of going as leader of a great nation India.
                  so he decided to write that.

                  வெண் பனிப் பரப்பிலும் 
                                    சில வியர்வைத் துளிகள் .took shape in one year. M/s Paliappa bros published it and priced as Rs.150.
                  With in a month 7500 copies were ordered and sold.Ganesan was paid Rs.30,000 as Royalty.
        Ganesan had developed interest in litrature and poetry from very young age and many of his thought process were reduced to writtings as diaries,just scripts etc.These became handy now when he started making it as books.
             Letter writting is a good habit to express our thoughts.In the early stages of Army life espacially in the mighty Himalayan belt his imagination power developed many folds.He started writting to his genius elder brother almost every day and each letter would be about 4-5 pages.
When Ganesan retired his brother gave him a bundle of letters all written by Ganesan.He said "Not because these are useless but because what you felt un crossable ,un surmountable in yester years can be seen today as they are.These came up as

      எல்லைப்புறத்தில் ஓர் இதயத்தின் குரல்.
    took shape.
           At this time I came aross a great peronality by name M S P Murugesan.This gentleman, a Retd Tamil teacher in Govt scool ,was about 65-70 years old  when I met him.He was a far superior writter in tamil,Malayalam and English and highly patriotic,He holds Defence services in very high  esteem and was deeply impressed by Ganesan's achievements.We started discussing about my interests in life and Mr.Vaiyavan (that is what his pen name ) started giving book shape to all my writtings.

                            The above books were except one or two are the contribution of Mr.Vaiyavan.His entry in my life is a divine gift to me and through him the stored informations and experiences in Ganesan's brain will be displayed in a broader world forum.The first book was

                          கல் சொல்லும் கதை.

   The same was later made into "Story of the Stone." Other
books  were

               சிவந்த மண் கைப்பிடி நூறு.
The greatest writting which came in print by Mr.Vaiyavan is

                                 இலக்கைத் தேடும் ஏவுகணை .
              Senior Army officers who had gone through the last book felt that every soldier of the Indian Army should get an oppurtunity to read this book.Situation management,moral courage ,Spirituality of this great country India ,Man management etc are inter mingled along with Colonel Ganesan's life in that book.

                                   By this time Ganesan was little familiar in Tamilnadu.One retd govt servant who was passing through Sannanallur, stopped his car there and wanted to know more about Ganesan.Since that was his birth place he asked few pwople here and there .The people of Sannanallur told him that no such person called Ganesan existed ever there.

                      What a great patriotism and pride about ones own country and countrymen.!

    But the cosmic force of the universe was observing these.After about 7-8 months of that incident
Ganesan was travelling in Day express train to his native place.It is about 4-5 hours journey.After about one hour of journey the co passenger in course of casual conversation   was exited to know that Ganesan is a retd military officer.
                      He narrated about his travell experience at Sannanallur and with curiosity asked Col Ganesan ,"He also being an Army officer ,Does he know Col Ganesan ?"

                  There starts our new chapter "The Inspirational Park"

                                                               அகத் தூண்டுதல்  பூங்கா 
                          Welcome to "The Inspirational Park".

                                                       The General Manager.
    The  very next day after his Army service Ganesan was appointed as General Manager in a Construction Company.This was the first exposure to civl life after 30 years in uniform and disciplined life.
           The constuction company was getting huge funds from Central Govt in 8 percent interest in the name of helping poor,but costructing palacial houses and making huge profit.It was a big scam in all india level and was detected just when Ganesan joined.Fortunete that Ganesan with in 15 days of joining left the company.
               United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO )was helping Tamilnadu pollution control Board in establishing Effluent Treatment Plant for the tanneries at Pallavaram.The project was nearing completion and they were looking for a civil Engineer as GM for maintenance.
Ganesan was selected for that.

            How ever Ganesan was feeling fish out of water in civil environment as there is no "value assessment in all activities".But he has to work some where as his Younger son was still in school.

                     His elder son Arvindhan completed his Army Training and was commissioned into Corps Of Engineers and was posted to 4 Engineer Regiment on Parental Claim.ie If father had commanded an unit his son can claim to be posted into the same unit.
                 Younger son entered Engineering College.Ganesan thought that continuing further in an unsuitable environment will affect his health and hence left everything and was relaxing at home.

                          At vepery in chennai,there is one trust called P T Lee Chengavaraya Naicker trust.Arround 1870 a bussiness man called Chegalvaraya Nayakar  left huge property worth about 1000 crore for social service to be manned by his community people.But true to the corrupt mentality of Tamilnadu people this propert was mis used in subsquent years.Madras high court took control and appointed trustees to manage this until such time proper arrangements are made.

                           Colonel Ganesan was once appointed as one of the trustee.with in a short period he came to know that is deep routed corruption and miss usefrom top yo bottom including court advocates and judges.Almost every day there will be some fights amongst the members and illegal occupants of the property.

                Almost after an year the court  dissolved the committee stating that officers like Colonel. will loot the trust.Such shocking remarks was passed by a single judge.With out bothering to counter that Ganesan simply walked away after handing over the Keys.
             But one of the member did not accept such remarks by a single judge and wanted to proof by bench consisting of three judges.
                     The bench blastered the single judge for passing such remarks on a military officer who had sacrificed his youth for protecting the safety,honour and integrity of this country and had been to the world's coldest,windiest and driest place Antarctica as Indias Leader.The bench re inducted the committee setting aside single judge verdict.
                          But Ganesan refused to come back into such filthy organisation and ignored the order.This had completely demoralised Ganesan about conduct of people in civil and he decided not to seek any employment.
           But he is very active and cannot sit idle at home.He thought it was self imposed isolation and best time to record his biogrphy.He had been writting diary for the last 40-50 years.so an ocean of memories started flooding his mind.
                  Ganesan satarted taking new birth as writter and motivator inspiring peoplehe came across.

                                                              Farewell to Arms.

                      Ganesan joined as Additional Chief Engineer ,Chennai Zone in Oct 1992.Sice his own house at Annanagar was on rentedout he stayed at Fore shore Estate on hired accomodation.His elder son stayed at Bangalore pursuing B.Sc Environmental Science and was staying in Boys hostel under M E G arrangements.Younger son joined cental school in IIT Complex chennai.

                  With in few months his elder son's NDA result came and he had cleared it.He was to go to SSB Bhopal.With an escort he went to Bhopal and cleared SSB also.he expressed interest in joining NDA.So we vacated Bangalore and Arvindhan,joined NDA in june 1993.

                  Ganesan's tennure in Chennai was eventless.He was 51 years old and retirement age for Colonel is 52.His promotion board was held in end 1993.85 Officers from different service background were competing for 21 vacancies.By casual assessment Ganesan came some where 23.Unless some miracle takes place his retirement was certain in 1994.Age is also not in his favour as he was 51+.
              With out waiting for the board results AHQ started retirement procedure.
         We all know Ganesan's excellent performance as Atractic Leader.He had blasted DEPARTMENT OF OCEAN DEVELOPMENT for out dated Antarctic activities for which the Secretary condemned  Ganesan.So his Antarctic services were totally sidelined and Army's recomendation for suitable award for Ganesan  was rejected for the last four years.Now Ganesan is going to retire.

                 Even though Ganesan did not bother for this  LT GEN P S RAI.who was the Engineer in Chief who selected Ganesan for the Antarctic mission felt that it is an insult to the Army and had been fighting with AHQ.Gen Rai retired in 1989.But still he was making sure that Ganesan is recommended for an award and Depatment of Ocean Development rejecting it.

                   Now hardly any time left as Ganesan will retire in July 1994.So in December 1993 Gen Rai wrote a D O letter to Chief of Army staff explaining Ganesan's case and sought Justice.His DO letter was such strongly worded that "Not recognising the services of Col Ganesan would amount to Travesty of Justice."

              Gen Rai had sent copy of his DO letter to Ganesan and consoled him about his retiremet and blessed him that Ganesan's second innings after retirement will certainly project him in National Level
                On 25 Jan 1994 Ganesan got a telegramme from the Defence Secretary K A Nambiar stating that the President of India is pleased to award Vashisht Seva Medal for distinguished service.
                        Ganesan retired from ARMY as expected on 31 July 1994.
           The Presidents Award was presented to Colonel Ganesan on 15 Jan 1995 on Army Day Parade at M E G & Centre by G O C Southern Command.

           Ganesan's second innings started the very next day on 01 Aug 1994 as Gen Manager  Southern Construction Company.