Life at CME. Ganesan was enjoying life at CME.Army provides excellent oppurtunities to all ranks provided they are physically, mentally and psychologically fit for Army life. You must be very healthy, have high patriotic sense willing to sacrifice your life at any time as the country demands. Then there cannot be regret for joining the Army. If you have personal comitments like dependent parents demanding brother-sisters etc then the Army life would be like riding two horses. Since Ganesan did not have any such thing he was really enjoying life at CME.Morning 0630, physical training for half an hour, followed by breakfast in officers mess(about 600-700 bachelors officers were dining), then0815 to 1330hrs class, then lunch and then Games on your own in the evening. Many officers do not play or not interested in games and they go outing like picture, visiting friends etc. Ganesan was very much interested in games. He will play almost all games and reasonably well. So for him about 1530hrs to 1800 hrs is sports time. Rarely he will see movi and used to spend all the spare time in the library. He will go through all magazines of entire Army(about 20Arms and services and all infantry units sends their magazines)The library is equipped with world best books and magazines of world level all countries Army publications.So it was like treasure for him and spend whole day there like sundays and holidays. On days when there is no games he will go on a 20 km run on his own and in case of rainy days he will play indoor games like sqash, Badminton etc. So it was like heaven for Ganesan and was also good in academics. Contd.....
born and brought up in rural back ground.Sannanallur, a village at the cross junction of Nagappattinam-Kumbakonam road and Tiruvarur-Mayiladuthurai road.Studied at elementry school, sannanallur, Board high school, Nannilam, Annamalai plytechnic, Chettinad. Served in PWD of Tamilnadu Govt 1961-63.selected for Army service in 63.Adventurous and unblemished service for 30 years. Stood first in B.Tech at the college of Military Engineering,Pune, Maharashtra. Selected as India's mission leader to Dakshingangotri, Indian Antarctic Resarch Station, at south pole, Antarctica, 1987-89, and spent 480 days at the icy continent. Awarded Vashisht seva medal by the President of India,1994. Retired from Army 1994.Running a psycho-adventure foundation since then.