Territorial Army Day celebration at Lebong, Darjeeling, West Bengal

It was in October1983, I was recommissioned in TA, I was posted 107 infantry Battalion and undergoing Annual Training Camp at Lebong. The highest race course, helipad, sports and training ground all in one this ground. 

I was the parade commander of TA Day parade, the VIP for the parade was the District Magistrate of Darjeeling. It was cloudy weather with dense fog. I could not see the saluting base. On hearing some sound at the saluting base, I started the parade. I could see the VIP when I went to report. 

Aajkal, a Bengali daily paper had published an article on TA which I had contributed. To collect a copy of this paper I went to Darjeeling Railway station to procure that.

We had Dushere festival in a big way, it was great scope for boosting. The liquor was diluted before opening the cap, may be by injecting through syringe.

It gave me to understand the protection system of Farakka Barrage. 

The Bengdubi a cantonment where we had camped was infected with elephants. We had to arranged special protection 24x7. The PW camp was in this forest which was used during 1971 for the Pakistani soldiers.