In the year 1983, after I graduated, while I preparing for Civil Services Examinations, I appeared for Assistant's Grade Examination for the first time and I got through it. I was alloted to Ministry of Communications for appointment and posting but the process of pre-appointment training took a long time. I had got a job of a Clerk in the College itself, which is now known as Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkiya Mahavidyalaya, Port Blair. Just after Union Public Service Commission published the result, I got a job of Clerk in Indian Oil at Port Blair itself. Since Indian Oil was good salary masters, I was little reluctant to come to Delhi, a city which was unknown to me. But with the pursuation of my College Principal, Late Dr. A.V.Viswanathan Iyer, I finally decided to resign from Indian Oil and to join Ministry of Communications as an Assistant( a Group "B" Post). On 12th of October, 1985, with anxiety but with sorrow and sad heart left Port Blair by Indian Airlines flight. Luckily, Dr. A.R.P.Sinha, Lecturer was also travelling with me. He told me that he was going to Aligarh and will take care of me till that point of time. Dr. Sinha helped to get a ticket for Kalka Mail and we both boarded to the train in the evening. Dr. Sinha got off at Aligarh wishing me all the best.The train reached Delhi Station in the night so I could not dare go out of station. I have only one suitcase so decided to stay at the station itself. Some stranger told me that I can take rest in the restroom so I just went in there and spent a lonely night. Before leaving Port Blair, one Mr. Asim Poddar a senior to me in the College had given a letter in favour of Shri Hemraj Bahadur, then Public Relation officer at Andaman House and now an Advocate in Port Blair. In the early morning I took a three-wheeler who overcharged me but reached Andaman House. I gave the letter to Mr. Hemraj who allowed me stay there for a week there. In the morning of 14th October, 1985 I had to report for my duties so asked Mr. Hemraj as to how to reach there. He asked Mr. Pritam Singh, Driver to drop me to Sanchar Bhavan where Ministry of Communications is housed. The next step was for search for a rented room but it was too solved with the help of Mr. Thakur of Andamans and Mr.Kishen Singh of Andamans, who had earlier worked in Delhi in Andaman and Laksha Dweep Harbour Works.
There is nothing unsual about this story but small help from people makes the events memorable. I always remember all the people whose name I have mentioned. May God Bless them all.
There is nothing unsual about this story but small help from people makes the events memorable. I always remember all the people whose name I have mentioned. May God Bless them all.
