Ablaze in a Blizzard

Second Services Selection Board. When the National Emergency is to be lifted, the Govt wanted Army officers who were granted EC is to be regularised either by granting Indian Commission(IC)or leaving the Army. It is unfair that officers who had served for about 5 years, commanded troops in war and peace were asked to prove their officer quality once again. It is a pity that some of them were even war (1965)decorated.

Army took the decision and hence implimented.Ganesan was at Shillong and Assam was cut off from rail and road link. He was to reach Allahabad.One of his well-wisher civilian officer was incharge of Air port maintainence at Borjar(Gauhati). He asked Ganesan to come immediately to airport as time was short. So Ganesan reached air port and was shocked to see the crowd worst than chennai central. However his friend took Ganesan straight to the pilot of the aircraft which was about to take off to Calcutta and explained the situation. The pilot fortunately an Ex Airforce officer told Ganesan to get the ticket. Ganesan got the ticket and along with the pilot got into the aircraft. The pilot seated Ganesan in the place where airhostesses were seated and went into the cockpit. The aircraft started and after some time pilot came out and was looking for any vacant seat. There was none. One lady was sitting along with her 5 year old son in another seat. The pilot requested the lady to have the boy in Ganesan's lap and Ganesan be seated. The lady gracefully accepted. The aircraft landed at Calcutta and the lady who was having great respect for Army dropped Ganesan at Howra Railway stn and wished him best of luck. GANESAN GOT INTO THE TRAIN AND THOUGHT ABOUT THE PAST FEW HOURS EVENTS. The cosmic Force which the illeterate call as GOD is great. Contd......