Ablaze in a Blizzard

The Fish out of Water. Ganesan who was an active member of all Army activities and was enjoying the respect from all ranks was shocked to receive a posting order to a semi military organisation called Military Engineering Services. It is not only Semi military but the worst part is a construction unit . Readers will remember that Ganesan litraly ran away from PWD of Tamilnadu and luckily selected to the Army.But the destiny appears to be keen to test him further. The training which Ganesan attended at Roorkee university seems to be the reason for this posting. Ganesan stood first in that course and the report had reached Army head quarters and immediately they had issued posting to works side. 4 Engineer Regiment took up the case to cancel the posting but they could not succeed. So on 28 March1968 Ganesan left 4 E R.

Ganesan had spent about2 years at Changsari, the location of 44 Fd Pk. During this time number of his Regiment officers had visited Shillong, the hill station of Assam and also called "Paradise of Bachelors". Ganesan tried to join his friends once or twice but could not go. To his great surprise Ganesan was now posted as Assistant Garrison Enginer, Under chief Engineer Shillong Zone, to be located at Shillong Shillong is about 85 KM from Gauhati(Rail Head and is an out Agency). Assam state capital was shillong before bifurcation of Mehalaya state out of Assam. So Ganesan landed at Shillong on 29 March 1968. The fish was out of water or in deep water..... let us see.....