Recognition

Dear friends,

Owing to some family matters I was unable to attend the retirement function that held on January 2010 and that held on 31st March 2010. On 31st January 2010, Smt Nirmala Stepan, Technical officer, Environmental Studies Division and Shri Abdulla, Driver, Construction and Maintenance Wing, retired from cwrdm service. I have expressed my best wishes personally to them. Smt Nirmala Stephan is a law graduate apart from having Science Degree. She performed her duties silently.

On 31st March 2010 two more colleagues Shri P Krishnan and Shri KG Ittoope retired from service. Shri P Krishnan, Sr Stenographer who was PA to Registrar for long time and later shifted to Construction and Maintenance Wing and lastly to Isotope Hydrology Division. Shri K G Ittoop, Electrical Engineer who was appointed as technical Assistant and through his sustained efforts got Diploma in Electrical Engineering and latter got appointment as Electrical Engineer in Construction and Maintenance Wing of cwrdm. Both of them discharged their duties very effectively and systematically. Shri Ittoop's wife is a homemaker and they had one daughter(married) and two sons of which one is married. Ishri Ittoope helped me a lot in the electrification of my house and we wish them a very happy and prosperous retired life.

Shri Krishnan's wife is employed in KSFE and his son is a Doctor (MBBS). They are very friendly to all. They have already celebrated their silver jubilee of married life and we wish them a very healthy, wealthy and happy long life. They used to visit us frequently and it is on his and his son's affectionate words that we have approached Medical College Hospital for my wifes neck lymph cyst checking and subsequent surgery.

At this point we would also like to express our gratitude to Head and Professor of Pathology Dr Sathi, wife of Shri M R Venugopal, Head, Remote Sencing Cell, CWRDM, for madams kind help and advise given to us in the surgical process and for their sisterly approach, even in the midst of their son's Entrance Examination. We are very much glad to note that their son has got 36th place in the Medical Entrance Examination which is a record in cwrdm staff members children's are considered. We congratulate Shri Kannan and his great parents.

On 31st May 2010 three of our colleagues retired from cwrdm service. Shri Remesh kumar, Messenger and Smt Sethulakshmi, Assistant Registrar(Human Resources), both from Administration Division and Shri Surendran Nair from Isotope Hydrology Division. They have served the center 32 years, 29 years and 20 years respectively. Owing to some family matters Shri Remesh kumar left the office early and the other two participated in the farewell function organized by Tharangam. Smt Sethulakshmi was the Tharangam Arts Secretary twice and do actively participate in the activities of Tharangam. She has joined in cwrdm service after relinquishing her job in Calicut University.

Shri Remesh Kumar joined in cwrdm in its beginning. His wife is a homemaker and they have one son employed in abroad. His son and my son are intimate friends and he helped us whenever we faced difficulties. We are personaly indebted to them. His fathers younger brother, Shri Shadevan sir, was our former Administrative officer on deputation from Government Sereteriat, Thiruvananthapuram. Our best wishes are for all his family and joint family members.

As far as Shri Surendran Nair is concerned, cwrdm is the third heritage. He had more than 15 years service in Army and more than seven years service in Kerala Transport Company. He had one son and one daughter, both of them married and leading a comfortable life. I wish him a happy and prosperous retired life

The function was presided by our Executive Director and Patron of Tharangam Dr K V Jayakumar. Tharangam Vice President Smt Sukumariamma welcomed the gathering and Tarangam secretary Shri E G Soman expressed vote of thanks. Dr N K Joseph, Head, Surface Water Division and in-Charge of Registrar and vice patron of Tarangam, Dr M D Nandeswar, Head, Sub-Centers, Dr Madhavan Komath, Dr T K Jalaja spoke on the occasion. In the reply speech Smt Sethulakshmi expressed thanks for the good words showered on her and said that if these good words were given as piecemeal basis it would have imparted added vigor in performing their duties in cwrdm. Now all of a sudden a splendid feast is given and she is afraid that it will create constipation. She also pointed out that Tharangam should take necessary actions for introducing new comers in the institute.

It is true that recognition or good words will always create added vigor to work, we are all self-esteemed personalities but our ancestors taught us that we should work without expectations

In Bhagavat Geetha Chapter 2 Sloka 47 says,

Karmanya vadhikaraste ma phalesu kadachana
Ma karma-phala-heturbhur ma te sangosttvakarmani

You certainly have the right for prescribed activities but never at anytime in their results. You should never be motivated by the results of the actions, nor should there be any attachment in doing your prescribed activities.

This was plainly indicted by Shri E G Soman, Secretary, Tarangam in his vote of thanks speech.

Once again I wish them all a healthy, wealthy,prosperous and happy retired life.
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