ressed anyone in singular irrespective of his/her cadre and that alone kept him in the high esteem of officers and subordinates. His mode was perfection in everything. He chose generally

Sir,

, pay the bill and get me the cash receipt; and don't forg

r, please go with the engineer and get the car ready. W

dy. The officer asked for the bill and I gave him along with the balance of Rs.10/- He lo

Si

give me Rs.10/-

for the camp expenses and petrol. We're embarrassed Sir

ook arrogant if I take the money from subordinates when I'm paid by the government? Take

e fiver and he duly

district administration. But the privilege is misused by district collectors. They take other department officials for their subordinates. There've been occasions the collectors continue to elude meeting the engineers and they derive pleasure to keep others hanging about them. But those collectors were taken for a ride by our eccentric officer. Once he had to discuss a major project with a district collector. He set three of us in different ranks and asked

at the collectorate. "Could I sp

to the PC already. Wh

emented in Coimbatore. He wants to have a personal meeting with the collector. Where'd he meet the collector? Will he

forenoon and he has an engagement in the afternoon. Ask your

ote to the collector. I looked at the time. It's already thirty minutes past 10 0' clock. I in

officer we posted at the entrance to the collector's chamber and the one at the PC's desk both were in

said: "Sir, someone called over the phone just now to verify the a

fficials present here who've been telling me the same news. I told the collector twice that a group of engineers is waiting to see him.

The superintending engineer has cau

ar case. A few months earlier, one of the senior officers of the same department sought a review with the district collector on a railway project. The officer went to meet the collector after ascertaining that the collector was in office. But the officer was turned down by the collector on the plea that the latter was preoccupied with other activities. The collector may be important in his sphere but the engineer is equally important. In his anguish, the engineer totally scrapped t

y to coordinate with the other officers of the district. Only then the d

engineer of whom I mentioned in the current chapter. Once the engineer

s S

pay up and bring the cash receipt to me. Here take the money and the slip. I've given the details of my daughter's name, cours

umber. Probably he thought the mention of her name would be sufficient. This was because the cashier was on leave and the lady in charge didn't have details of the girls in the mathematics group of the bachelor's course. I fidgeted as the time was running out and I made an attempt to trace the girl. The girl had just then left for the hostel as her last hour class in the forenoo

Everywhere there're girls and girls only

f not girls what else you expect to see? After all you came into the c

ntry into their premises. "Look my friend you've been kind enough to give the details of th

orry I'm already late fo

consequences. On entry to the first row of rooms I spotted girls in differen

ares and someone called

I saw the sisters with a good growth of locks of hair on their heads defying my idea there'd be a cleanly shaven head under the white hood of the sisters. The sisters were yo

search of Rani in the s

wait at the gates. I'

voice was ste

ani came out. She l

looking for

d me clear her hostel bill and get the receipt. I was almost about to run out of the college in view of the one hour I wasted in accompli

xious about your study. Oth

was beaming I sta