Thirumalai Selvam
He is a very studious, smart, bright chap.
He was also the first one to finish his AMIE in our group, second being Kannan
B and finally yours truly. His grasp for
the subject was amazing right from Jesudas (he was our tutor for AMIE during
conversion) days. It was no surprise that when he came to conversion he has
completed his Sec A.
Even in Service he was no less, earning
himself a direct LAC. He is a true all rounder to the core. Though he was put
up in Ashoka he participated in all the fanfare with us. His dimples are very
famous, even today… I have been lucky to have him with me at Kanpur post
conversion. More luckily we were in the same project at work as well. Right
from going to section for work or to mess for lunch or dinner or out to Lal
Bungalow or watching a movie or match it was always together with him and B
Kannan.
Many of us do not know that he is fan of
Nadhiya and Vijaykant!!! We (B Kannan & me) used to tease him whenever we
happened to watch a Nadhiya movie. When I get an opportunity to watch any Nadhiya
movie Selvam comes to my mind first. He
is an artist as well who did some beautiful sketches. When he was in Kanpur, he
was God father to many of his billet mates.
I cannot forget to appreciate his beautiful
handwriting with stylish strokes. He was so talented and since he finshed his
AMIE faster than anyone else, he came out of service exactly after 8 years in
Sep 1995. He earned two opportunities one in SAIL and other in DRDO at the same
time and decided to go in SAIL. He is also one person who got married after
leaving the service, which itself is a unique feature in his life. Though, I
was very happy for him, but was also sad at the thought of losing his company.
We have been in touch through emails all
those days whenever it was possible. After all these years, having him again
amidst us on 14 Jun 2009 was fructifying. The icing on the cake happened on 22
May 2011 when he attended with his family. Last but not the least, we (Kumar
& me) received an email from Mrs Selvam very recently in his absence and on
his behalf. That showed the affection on all of us and I feel Selvam is the
chief contributor who must have told all those beautiful memories to her, which
would have prompted her to reply….
To be continued....
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