Dear Shweta Madam/Beti (Keep the title which appeals to you),
I appreciate your idea; quite an original one. Hope you do not mind if I label you, Deepshi, Maniisha, Ritu, Sunita Hooda + other equally bright girls (sorry, unable to remember names) as JatLand Phuljharis, who write so well. Keep up your sparks and brightness!!
Coming to the point, Poetry, Fiction & History happen to be my weak spots. However, taking an inspiration from Dev Dahiya & Jit Takhar, I am making a maiden attempt.
Wonder if you ever heard, my first name is unique, it is TANPAT!
Was glad to find a similar one in Air Force, a Firing Range called TILPAT!!
My village is BICHPARI , Teh GoHANA & the Distt is SONEPAT !
Gohana, for your info, is on the highway connecting Rohtak to PANIPAT!!
Born in an ordinary kisan family; father's education - middle pass, but kept up pressure on us to study hard.
My childhood hobbies : Gulli Danda, Enjoyed rides on buffaloes in village pond and learnt swimming by catching their tales, kheti baari etc
Studied in ordinary schools but did pretty well.
Follower of Arya Samaj Principles because of environmental influence.
Mera Chamatkar :
Disproved the Jat saying "Jat re Jat solaa duni aath (16x2=8) by topping in Panjab University in BA (Hons in Maths) & again in MA (Maths). In those days, Panjab Uni was the only one of its kind in joint Panjab. Later, added M Sc (Defence Studies) from Madras Uni as an award for completing Defence Services Staff College course.
Had an aim to make it to IAS but as luck would have it, even before trying for the same (due to under age), landed up in IAF ; no regrets!
Family : Multicultural (as you will see)
Wife : 1(only); old timer BA BT; Block Education Oficer (first job, direct selection) Haryana state; had to resign because of my central Govt job.
Elder son (now 41); Picked up a non-Jat partner while doing BE (Delhi College of Engg); both now at senior positions in IBM at San Jose. Father of a 10 yr old girl, who is a shining star in Maths in California state.
Younger son : IITian, MBA from Harvard; picked up Chinese girl (MBA batchmate from Harvard) as partner; He is now VP, Nielsen at San Francisco; wife out of job to look after tiny tots (a boy & a girl)
Daughter: Single. Grad from DAV College for women, Chandigarh; again grad in Merchandise Management from Fashion Institute of Technology, New York. Presently heading e-commerce division of Armani Exchange Corp in Canada.
Others' impression about me : Strict husband, strict father, strict teacher, strict examiner (they dont tell I am strict to myself, too). My wife confirms that I am soft at heart; she being the custodian perhaps knows it better. Self & wife were strangers to each other till "Saat Phere" ceremony.
Retired from IAF in 1996. Last assignment thereafter was appointment as a Member on an International Inquiry (headed by Justice RC Lahoti ex-CJI) on Charkhi Dadri mid air collision resulting in loss of 349 lives.
Present employment : Part time baby sitting to assist our Chinese daughter-in-law, who is on this full-time job, these days.
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