Travel to the Offshore Oil Rig

After the interview was over (as mentioned in my previous blog) I was on pins and needles to go to the offshore rig .Next morning I started walking over to J.M.Baxi office (Parry’s Corner) from Periamet (the area where my hotel was situated) I walked some distance and then took a cycle rickshaw for theContinue reading “Travel to the Offshore Oil Rig”

My Interview at Chennai

After spending an uneventful night at Chennai I woke up full of nervous energy ,It was supposed to be my big day ,going for my interview .Ordered my breakfast which was known as “Tiffin “consisting of two pieces of “Idlis” and two pieces of “vadas” wrapped in banana leaf and tied with a white string.Continue reading “My Interview at Chennai”

First Day at Chennai

In my previous blog I had mentioned about my journey from Delhi to Chennai by train and the various towns that I had come across during this journey. Now here I was in Chennai in the year 1981.  At that time it was known as Madras city, so henceforth I shall mention Chennai as Madras.Continue reading “First Day at Chennai”