One Last Chance, Please!
My brother-in-law, Dipu, had come to stay with us for a few days when I was Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Sambalpur. After he left for Cuttack, I along with my wife, Susmita, proceeded to…
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A Defiant Subordinate And A Smuggler
I was the Course Director (CD) for the 1993 and 1994 batches of officer trainees of Indian Forest Service (IFS) in the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun.
As the CD I…
When A ‘Good Boy’ Learnt To Be A Better Human Being
When my elder daughter was in Class VIII she got an assignment to write a note on “What your father wants you to be in life”. I told her “I want you to be a good human being”. She found the…
Lessons From A COVID Survivor: Timely Action Holds The Key
I would like to share my first-hand experience of COVID-19, hoping some of you would find it useful.
Bihari Pradhan, who stayed with his family in our outhouse, complained of body ache…