Sunday, January 16, 2022

First 23rd and next 72nd yrs of age

Calendar years 
1973  and 2021 different of 48 yrs

Occupation 
College Student, practicing volunteerism with an NGO  and now a  retired person

Marital status
Unmarried and now married with 2 grownup children

Living 
Parental house with parents, sisters, and brothers, now staying all alone.

Information about vacancy application mode
through printed media, Application hard copy was sent by surface mail
 Vacancies notification and application in  Electronic mode

Selection physical appearance is written, physical activities and medical about 7 days

Call letter received through  surface mail
Electronic mail.

Instructions 
Hard copy
web base

Documentation 
Hard copy through surface mail
Electronic

Training before service
10 months physical
Online

Joining for training 
By surface transport in the country
Joining for volunteering it is not Service, by air outside the country

Receive money 
After about 12 months through Bank
Maybe within 1 month

Background of joining Indian Armed Forces.

10 years National Cadet Corp training as a cadet in School and College passed NCC proficiency test C cert. Done Advance Mountaineering Course and organised and joined NCC's First successful mountaineering expedition.

9 years volunteerism with Civil Defence Casualty service and one NGO as executive head of the organisation.

After 48 years serving 10 organisations under Government, Public Sector, and the Private sector in Physical Security, Facilities Management.

Volunteered for 2 more NGOs for 34 yrs.
Completed online training from International Red Cross Learning, UNITAR, and e UNV Campus.

Worked as a correspondent with a news agency at Kolkata. Participated in Broadcasting Radio program, Articles published in print media.

An amateur Wireless operator, holding the license. 

Worked as a volunteer, as a Liasion Officer with foreign mountaineering expeditions teams of the USA, Japanese, and Australia. 




Saturday, January 1, 2022

New Year celebration in the past and now.

I had the opportunity to join the NCC Camp at Elenbora Ground of Fort William, Kolkata, this was a selection camp for Republic day Camp of New Delhi. In this camp, the cadets are selected. The result was out on the 1st January of 1970. We could hear the blowing sound of ships anchored in the Ganges. at the midnight of New Year day. 

English calendar's New year celebration was not popular before 1973 in West Bengal. I had my first experience at my Army Unit location, we were located in Shimla Hills. We could watch from certain points, including from the living room of snowy peaks towards the North. The street lights of Chandigarh if the weather is clear, we had to look towards the south. 

No Television transmission started at our location. We had a long-playing record player to enjoy the music. The married family accommodation was available, we were five dining bachelors members in our Officers Mess.

A Jazz Group was raised by the artists who are soldiers, they are very talented. The Commanding Officer was very fond of western dance. For any entertainment, you have to go to Chandigarh or Ambala. 


Dagshai Google Map




This Jazz Band was popular in no time. We moved to another hill station which is also on Himachal  Pradesh, being a district headquarter theater halls were there. The social get-togethers was in a regular manner.

After receiving to Kolkata, I joined Ter retrial Army Institute, We had the New year eve program for a few years.

Sending New Year card for renewal of contacts, I started from 1974, those were Academy and Regimental cards. Lately, I have also used a computer to prepare this card.


I could speak to , Hedwige Smekens, a lady from Belgian, recently she has visited her son's place in Switzerland. We had a talk about the cost of living in India and other places. She has visited several times to in India and appreciates the artwork of temples of the south.



Echolink is software for amateur wireless operators, on New Year eve, 31st December 2021 during the evening time.  I could speak to VU2CUW India flag India

Sarabjeet "Sarab" Chhabra, 110/8 Saraswati Sugarmill Colony,Yamunanagar, HR 135001


I could hear very clearly and Sarabjeet gave me the report of my voice at his location was 5/9, 



A housing complex in New Town was ready for welcoming the New Year by the residents. 

The Covid 19, during last 24 hrs. 


In India 16764and West Bengal 3451