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EJIA R O R R I
...dRiYT vahI saaoca nayaI VOL I, OCT 2015
A monthly E-magazine
THE
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अपा ह ष क बात ह ै क म ेिया ताप ु त क े अपनी थम ग ृ ह पका “ म े जया जमरर ” का काशन क हा ह ै । इस साहनीय औ शंसनीय यास क े ए स प ू र ष स पादन मंड को साध ुाद एं बधाई ।
म े. ता . . क े . सद ै अपनी काय ष क ु शता स े डीीसी क े उथान म
अरी भ ू मका नभाता आ हा ह ै। ती गत क े इस य ु ग म स ू चना क े आदान – दान का श े मह ह एं इस की म हमाी पियोना ाा काशत ई - पका का
श ुभांभ , काम ष क एं उनक े पा क े सद य को चा को अभव य त कन े का मंच दान क ेगा । इसक े काशन स े म े. ता . . क े . क उप धय को भी प ू े नगम म अप े त चा म सक े गा ,ि ो हमा े काम ष क क े व य तगत मनोब को बढान े म
सहायक स होगा । म ुझ े आशा ही नह प ू र ष ास ह ै क हमा े अधकाी , कम ष चाी एं
उनक े पा इस काय ष म प ू ा सहयोग क ग े तथा अपन े व यसायक कौश का पचय द ेत े हए अग े अकं म तकनीक , सामािक अ य े ख ाा इस पका क े
ध आयाम ह ेत ु अपना मह प ू र ष योगदान क ग े । एक बा “ म े जया जमरर ” क े थम अंक क े काशन ह ेत ु आप सभी
को म ेी हाद ष क श ुभकामनाएं ।
माननीय परयोना धान
का सद शे ..
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ADVISORS
PATRONS
1. SHRI DEBJYOTI CHOUDHURY, CE&HOP
2. SHRI CHANDRASEKHAR TRIPATHI, CE(O&M)
3. SHRI GOUTAM KUMAR CHANDA, CE(CS)
1. SHRI ANANYA CHAKRABORTY, SDE(M)
2. SHRI ARIJIT KUNDU, EE(E)
3. Ms SANJULATA MOHANTY, EE(E)
4. SHRI SNEHANSHU SARKAR, EE(C&I)
5. SHRI RAJIV RANJAN, EE(E)
6. SHRI BIDHAN PAUL, DM(F)
7. SMT DEBASHREE BANERJEE, EE(M)
8. SHRI AVNEENDRA KUMAR, DD(HR)
9. SHRI RAVI PRAKASH TIWARI, AD(HR)
1. SHRI JAWAHAR LAL, SE(M)
2. SHRI KAUSHIK KONAR, SDE(IT)
FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEE
INDEX
DISCLAIMER
“THE MEJIA MIRROR” MAGAZINE COMMITTEE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
ANY OF THE VIEWS, OPINIONS OR ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS EMERGING
FROM OR FOR ANY CONCLUSIONS DRAWN IN THE VARIOUS ARTICLES, AS
THESE ARE ENTIRELY INDIVIDUALISTIC TO EACH AUTHOR/CONTRIBUTOR.
FEATURES PAGES
1. YOURS TRULY 3
2. FILHAAL.. 4-10
3. TECH-TALK 11-13
4. SHOOT AT SIGHT 14
5. VERSUS 15
6. THE TRIP REGISTER 16-19
7. NO MAN’S LAND 20-22
8. KOMAL KALAM 23
9. CHHUPA RUSTOM 24-25
10. DOWN THE MEMORY LANE 26
11. TERA SAWAAL MERA JAWAB 27
12. BACKFEED 28
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e are all gripped by a bout of feverish excitement as the curtain finally
goes up on THE MEJIA MIRROR – a monthly E-magazine exclusively of
MTPS, solely by the members of MTPS but hopefully, not only for MTPS. It is a
tiny step in a relatively uncharted territory, taken with a few trepidations in mind
but many an expectation in heart. We know everything may not fall in place right
from VOL:I, but we are ready to learn the ropes as we move along & we would
lend a receptive ear to anyone & everyone with a say on the magazine, right from
our staunchest critic to our strongest supporter.
But what does a magazine actually signify? Well, a bit of ‘Google’ing on its etymology reveals that the word
is derived from the Arabic ‘ makhzin’ (plural of ‘ makhzan’ meaning storehouse) which in turn has its roots in
another Arabic word ‘ khazana’, whose meaning we are all familiar with. So it seems that a magazine can be
literally & figuratively embodied as a treasure trove of information. Now, we all have our own precious, little boxes full of nuggets of wisdom & knowledge, tips & tricks, ‘info’s & ‘funda’s which we pick up on the way
through the journey called LIFE. How wonderful it would be, if we lend & share & borrow from each other’s
boxes to build up a storehouse, a magazine – a collective effort to not only proudly exhibit to the outside
world but also to open up a few creaky windows of our minds, hold a mirror before ourselves & introspect on
the reflection. Hence the name of our magazine & as the tagline suggests we would strive to be ‘ thoda hatke’ ,
both in our perspective & our approach. We intend to be informative without being preachy, inclusive
without being nosey & entertaining without being crass. For that, we need the help & support of each &
every member of the MTPS family to whom we fervently appeal to be prolific in their contributions &
scathing in their criticism. Else it won’t take much time for this sapling to wither out. Please do remember
this is neither yours nor theirs. This IS & has to be OURS. So let’s nurture it likewise. Thank you.
TEAM TMM
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f ilhaal ..
The passage of days in our lives is, in a way, similar to a journey by a night train where the world outside the window zooms past in the darkness – mostly unnoticed. Going through the grind mill of everyday responsibilities, we find ourselvesturning into recluses, confined to the narrow boundaries of office and home. The television and the internet keep us up-to- date with news from around the world, but many of us would be stumped when asked about the events in our immediate neighborhood. This section is an attempt to make us realize that so much is actually happening right outside our windows.
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The best thing about the Vishwakarma Puja was that it
attracted a sizeable audience from among the family
members of our employees, who otherwise seldom get a
chance to be acquainted with the enormous affection and
emotional involvement the DVC family displays for
everything related to the organization.
While everyone associated with the Puja enjoyed his own
way, be it through decorations, lighting, creative inputs,
financial management or delicious Prasad distribution,
each Puja Pandal was graced by the the presence of our
Hon’ble Chief Engineer & Project Head, Sr. D.
Choudhury, Chief Engineer (O&M), Sri. C.S. Tripathi,
Chief Engineer (Common Services), Sri. G.K.Chanda,
Chief Engineer (R&D), Sri. D. Biswas, and a number of
higher officials. All considered, this Vishwakarma Puja
has been an event to fondly remember in terms of
innovative approaches and unending enthusiasm.
The occasion of Sri Sri Vishwakarma Puja on 18.09.15
has yet again inspired the best of creativity in Mejia
Thermal Power Station to surpass past standards by
considerable distance so much so that we had more thanseventy opulent Pujas around the station!
This year, MTPS has revelled in ‘Theme Pujas’
conceived with utmost care for details and accuracy, the
most noteworthy being CHP # 1-4 employees’ Puja
replete with an unbelievably realistic model of stacker
cum reclaimer, while CHP # 5-6 displayed a whole coal
rake on its way, chugging along accompanied by engine
whistles and sirens. Praiseworthy efforts were displayed
by CHP # 1-4 Electrical Contractors, who designed their
Pandal nestled amid an uncanny reproduction of old ruins
housing an ancient banyan tree and a real beehive!
Technical Section, MTPS, meanwhile opted to go in for a
mellower version of a tragic dummy who sat with his
head in his hands, as he struggled to devise plans to put
up with the rapidly changing technological and technical
sides of his job areas.
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‘VISHWAKARMA PUJA’ CELEBRATIONS
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जदी पखवाड़ा
01 स े 14 सतब , 2015 तक म ेिया ताप ु त क े म हदी पखाा मनाया गया । इस दौान पियोना म काय ष त हंदी एं हंदीत अधकाय एं कम ष चाय क े ए भ न
तयोगताओ ंका आियोन कया गया । 14 दन तक चन े ा े
इस पखाा म सपन हए काय ष म का यौा इसका ह ै:-
• दनांक : 01.09.15 को हदी पखाा का उाटन म ुय
अभयता पियोना धान ी डी . चौध ु ी न े कया , ी सी . एस . पाठी , म ु य अभयंता (ओएंडएम ) एं ी िी . चंदा , म ु यअभयंता ( सीएस ) न े भी समाोह म शकत क काय ष म को
गमा दान क । शाम 4.00 िब े हदी तथा हदीत भाी ग ष
क े ए ाद - ाद तयोगता का आियोन कया गया , िसम े प एं प म बोन े क े ए 02 य दए गए थ े: 1. या न ै जक म ू ल य म िजरावट क े जए मारी जशा
यवथा ज म े दार ै? था 2. या रान ै जक पाजट य क इच छाशज म कमी क े कारण
आं कवाद पनप रा ै? हदी भाी ग ष म थम प ु का संय ु त प स े ी नाग े संह ,
तक . ेड -। ी भात क ु मा का .अ . ( सीएंडआई ) को मा । हदीत भाी ग ष म थम हयी ीमती कल यारी पाई ं न , काय ष. अभयंता ( .) ।
• दनांक : 03.09.15 को ु त भन क े स म ेन क म
आश ुभार तयोगता का आयिोन कया गया । हदी भाी ग ष
म थम उय े ी भात क ु मा , काय ष. अभयं ता ( सीएंडआई ) हदीत भाी ग ष म थम ीमती कल यारी पाई ं न , काय ष पाकअभयं ता ( .) ।
• दनांक : 08.09.15 को श दाी औ मसौदा ेखन
तयोगता आयोित क गई । हंदी भाी म थम उय े ी अय
क ु मा , अधीर अभयतंा ( सीएंडआई ), हंदीत भाी म थम ी पाथ ष साथी बिन , काय ष पाक अभयंता ( .) ।
• दनांक : 09.09.15 को ु त भन , शासनक भन ,
स क े सभी काया ष य म ए ं दनाकं : 11.09.15 को य ू नट #7 8 का काया ष य श त भन , आ एंड डी , ीच याड ष, भं डा
क े काया ष य म ट ेब ु े नंग तथा िाभाा नयम ा ष क
काय ष म क े सबंधं म ि ानकाी दी गई ।
• दनांक : 10.09.15 को हदी कता - पाठ तयोगता
आयोित क गई । हदी भाी म थम ी ेक क ु मा स हा , काय ष पाक अभयंता ( ु त ), तथा हंदीत भाी म थम ी शंक िहाा , अभयं क सहायक ( सीएंडआई ) ।
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दनांक :14.09.15 को ु त भन क े सम ेन क म पह े माननीय अय महोदय , डीीसी ाा िाी हदी अपी का
ाचन कया गया एं म ु य अभयंता पियोना धान न े म ेताक े म काय ष त सभी काम ष क क े ए हदी अपी िाी क ।
इस अस प सभी भागा य , अन ुभाग धान एं भ न तयोगताओ ंक े ियी तभागी उपथत थ ।
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An awareness program on AIDS was arranged on 16.09.15 at
MTPS Hospital where an Integrated Testing & Counselling
Centre (ICTC) - a joint collaboration of DVC & WB State govt.
was inaugurated by our Hon’ble Member(Secretary), Shri
P.K.Mukhopadhyay in presence of Jt. Director of State Health
Sevices, Dr. D.Goswami. Shri Mukhopadhyay in his address
cautioned against this disease reaching epidemic proportions
across the industrial belts among the low income populace. The
ICTC has been planned to counter this trend where anyone can
have free & discreet counselling & testing regarding HIV/AIDS.
The occasion was also graced by Shri A.Ghosh, Addl Secretary,
Shri Prabhat Kiran, CE & I/C (HR) & our Chief Engineers.
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The program was attended by a large number of personnel from
various organisations as well as CISF jawans. Dr. A.K.Agrawal,
DHS, DVC elaborated on the guidelines of the NACC(National
AIDS Control Council) which would be followed in the ICTC.
Dr. (Smt) Kajari Bose, MS & Dr. S.Kundu, MO I/C, MTPS
placed their views on the topic illuminating on the probable
causes & cure of AIDS which as per WHO remains one of the
world's most significant public health challenges.
As per statistics published by WHO, globally, an estimated 36.9
million people were living with HIV in 2014, and 2.6 million of
these were children.
Subsequent to the conclusion of the programme, Hon’ble
Member(Secretary) visited the power plant & held discussions
with the Chief Engineers & sectional heads at Conference Hall.
HIV/AIDS AWARENESS PROGRAM
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Our Hon’ble Member(Secretary) Mr. R.P.Tripathi visited MTPS
on 08.10.15 along with CE(OS&U) Mr.D.Kar & other members
of the OS&U team, to instruct us on the roadmap to be followed
for ‘PRAGATI’ – a blueprint for performance improvement that
was launched on 27th August at DVC HQ, Kolkata. He went foran inspection of the CHP & U#7,8 after which he met the
members of the MTPS ‘PRAGATI’ (Performance R enewal
Actions through Gap Analysis, Technical Audit & Improvement
plans) committee at the conference hall in the presence of our
Chief Engineers. He stressed on the practice of knowledge
sharing & preparation of work practices to be uploaded in the
EBA system in the near future where a user can have the
detailed information regarding spares, tools, manpower & cost
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involved for a specific job. He also advised on tapping the
experience & knowhow of the senior members citing the
example of ‘guru-shishya parampara’ . He lauded the formationof “such a well represented team” & pointed out the pivotal role
to be played by the IT cell in the entire process.
Later Mr. Samir Haq Khan, DCE(OS&U) who is acting as the
Chief Co-ordinator, PRAGATI, separately fielded queries from
the committee members mainly regarding codification, duplicity
of codes & preparation of work practice templates for
preventive, overhauling & repair jobs. The need to strengthenthe MP Cell & Condition Monitoring Cell of MTPS for proper
& successful implementation of PRAGATI & benchmark
maintenance practices at our power plant also came up in the
course of discussion.
‘PRAGATI’ VISIT
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ECH-TALK
A. BALL SCREENING MACHINE :
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A FORUM TO BROADCAST & THUS RECOGNISE THE EFFORTS
OF OUR ENGINEERS & THEIR SUPPORT STAFF IN TACKLING
STUBBORN TECHNICAL ISSUES, TO BRING TO THE
ATTENTION OF EVERYBODY THE DETAILED TRIP ANALYSIS
OF MAJOR FAULTS & TO PUBLISH EXPERT OPINION ON
CRITICAL CONCEPTS.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO WRITE TO US OF ANY MAJOR
BREAKTHROUGH YOUR SECTION HAS ACHIEVED OR ANY
TECHNICAL MATTERS YOU THINK WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT.
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ARE YOU A SHUTTERBUG? IF YOU ARE THEN WHY NOT SHOW OFF
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SH OT AT SIGHT
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ARE YOU A SHUTTERBUG? IF YOU ARE, THEN WHY NOT SHOW OFF
YOUR SKILLS BY CAPTURING SOME UNIQUE FRAMES OF OUR
PHOTOGENIC PLANT & ITS SURROUNDINGS & SEND THEM TO US?
P H O T O
B Y
S H R I A M I T J A N A , E
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VERSUS
THE BONE OF CONTENTION:
SHOULD THERE BE A PASS-FAILCRITERIA IN OUR PRIMARY
EDUCATION SYSTEM?
HAVE AN OPINION? THEN PLEASE DON’T RESTRICT YOURSELF BY VOICING IT ONLY IN YOUR SELECT ‘CHA-E
PE CHARCHA’. GET INVOLVED, ENGAGED & EMBROILED IN A HEALTHY DEBATE BY WRITING TO US (IN NOT
MORE THAN 500 WORDS) YOUR ‘MANN KI BAAT’ ON THE GIVEN SUBJECT. DON’T HESITATE EVEN IF YOUR
RESPONSE IS JUST A ‘YES’ OR ‘NO’. IT WILL HELP US TO CATCH THE PULSE OF THE HOUSE ON THE MATTER.
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NO, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR UNITS. WE PRAY THEY RUN ALONG
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The ‘TRIP’ Register :WITHOUT ANY HITCH. THIS IS ABOUT US, RUNNING AWAY FROM OUR
MUNDANE LIVES FOR A SHORT TRIP OR A LONG TOUR, TO GET OURSELVES
RECHARGED & REFRESHED. PLEASE WRITE TO US YOUR TRAVEL ACCOUNTS
TO GIVE US A SECOND-HAND FEEL & THRILL OF EXPLORING A NEW PLACE
SOME OF US MAY GET ENTICED TO PLAN HIS/HER NEXT VACATION THERE.
HAPPY TRIPPING!
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I was trying to concentrate, to empty my mind of all thoughts
and focus solely on the sounds of the jungle. I was hoping to
pick up alarm calls – of deer, langoor, peacock or jungle fowl –
warnings about the presence of the tiger we had crossed half the
country to see. But for a novice like me, it was a task easier said
than done. The arrival of the safari Gypsies at almost regular
intervals kept cutting into my concentration and the voices of
the new visitors and the banging of the Gypsy doors were of no
help either.
It was a quarter to three in the afternoon of 15.02.2015. We were
standing in front of the watch tower at zero point, the only place
in the Bijrani zone of Corbett Tiger Reserve where visitors out
on safari are allowed to disembark from their vehicles. In front
and slightly below us lay the dry bed of the Reethapani sot, a
seasonal stream now mostly covered with tall grass. Tiring of
the futile efforts to concentrate, my thoughts had started to drift
when, suddenly, I was jolted back to attention by someone
whispering over my shoulder “Saab, jaldi chalo, cheetal bol
raha hai”.
It was Arief, our driver-cum-guide. In order to be able to listen
more closely to what the jungle had to say, Arief had wandered
off a few metres from the gathering at the foot of the watch
tower to a relatively quieter spot. All this while, none of us,
including the drivers and guides of the other Gypsies, had heard
RENDEZVOUS WITH CHARAMMA:anything worthwhile. But Arief, with his keen sense of hearing,
had picked up the alarm call of a spotted deer. The watch tower
is located in the hilly terrain on the right bank of the Reethapani
sot and the alarm call had come from the left bank, further
upstream from where we stood.
Time was at a premium and we needed to leave for the opposite
bank immediately if we were to have any chance of sighting at
all. Arief started our Gypsy as soon as I had helped my mother
climb into her seat. Not wanting a procession of other vehicles
to follow us and scare the tiger away, we slipped away from zero
point as quietly as possible. I had procured my first DSLR
camera along with a pair of lenses a few months back in
preparation for this trip. The camera, with the 70-300mm lens
attached, was now clasped ready in my hands and, as we sped
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towards the Reethapani sot, I could feel a slight tremble in my
fingers. For the first time in my life I was going after a tiger!
As part of routine post-monsoon activity every year, the forest
department prepares motorable tracks across the bed of the
Reethapani sot at intervals along its course by clearing away
grass, rocks and gravel and filling in fresh soil where required.
We took one such track to cross the sot and, upon reaching the
other side, turned left to follow another track that ran along the
left bank of the sot. There were pugmarks of a tigress on this
track, but these marks were not recent as we had noticed them
earlier while passing this way en route to the watch tower. Arief
had informed us that the marks had been made by Charamma,
the resident tigress of this region. The name Charamma literally
translates to ‘mother of four’. The cubs of Charamma were now
almost fully grown. In another three or four months, they were
expected to disperse and stake out their own territories. We had
read about Charamma and her four cubs and had deliberately
chosen to visit Corbett while the cubs were still with their
mother. Having five tigers in the same region greatly increased
the chances of sighting.
I was, therefore, fairly surprised when Arief suddenly stopped
the Gypsy and pointed excitedly towards what appeared to be
part of the same set of pugmarks. On questioning, my
misconception was promptly, though somewhat impatiently,
removed. In this set of marks, the tigress was moving upstream
like us, the exact opposite of the direction she was travelling in
case of the earlier set of marks. Clearly, these marks were fresh
and the alarm call picked up by Arief had, in all probability,
been set off while these marks were being made. We were on the
right course!
We hurried after the marks sensing that the course of events
were drawing to a climax and expecting to see the tigress at
every bend. The marks were continuous and clearly visible in
most parts, missing only in the places where the tigress hadwalked on grass or stone. However, after a while, the marks
suddenly vanished. We continued further up the sot thinking that
the tigress had meandered from her course temporarily and
would return to thetrack soon. But inspite of searching for a
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considerable distance, we could not trace any more marks.
Even Arief seemed perplexed. He backed up the Gypsy to the
spot where the pugmarks were last seen and switched off the
engine. He was trying to deduce what had happened. We could
hear him murmuring to himself, weighing the different
possibilities. In less than a minute, he had reached a conclusion
and the Gypsy growled back to life.
Continuing on our course upstream, Arief explained that the
cubs of Charamma were currently hiding somewhere in the low
hills on the opposite bank of the sot. Charamma had been out
patrolling her territory and, on the completion of her rounds, was
likely to return to her cubs. The sudden disappearance of her
pugmarks could be easily explained if it was assumed that she
had left the motorable track and entered the sot to cross over to
her cubs on the other side. If we drove really hard, chances were
that we might intercept her on the right bank.
A little further upstream, there was another motorable track for
crossing the sot. Keeping the accelerator pressed all the way,
Arief swung the Gypsy onto this track. The sense of urgency
was now turning to desperation and the sot was suddenly
appearing broader – its opposite shore receding further awayinstead of coming any closer.
After what seemed like an eternity the Gypsy finally clambered
up from the bed of the sot to another track which bore the name
‘ Naya Job’. We had hardly moved 200 feet along it when, ahead
of us on the track, we saw a group of spotted deer. The deer
were on full alert and were looking in the direction of the sot.
Clearly, they had sensed the presence of a tiger! Arief stopped
the Gypsy to observe the deer and the ensuing silence was
broken only by the ‘thump, thump, thump’ of our heartbeats.
Suddenly, all hell seemed to break loose. The deer were literally
flying in all directions, filling the air with their alarm calls. My
camera nearly bounced out of my hands as I tried to photograph
the fleeing deer and I realized that our Gypsy was hurtling
forward at a pace even faster than that of the deer. “Tiger nikal
raha hai” was the brief announcement from Arief.
19- SHRI BIDHAN PAUL, DY.MANAGER(F)
(..To be continued)
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IT IS SAID THAT EVERY WOMAN HAS GOT A‘SIXTH
SENSE’
–
THE PROVERBIAL‘THIRD
EYE’
WHICH MAKES HER FARMORE INTUITIVE THAN A MAN. WHILE THAT IS A BIT DEBATABLE, BUT IT CAN’T BE DENIED THAT WOMEN HAVE A
UNIQUE WAY OF LOOKING INTO MATTERS & DEALING WITH SITUATIONS. AND THAT OFT REPEATED PHRASE :
“BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL MAN IS A WOMAN” HAS BEEN SUBSTANTIATED TIME & AGAIN. SO THIS COLUMN OF
OUR MAGAZINE IS AN EXCLUSIVE PLATFORM FOR ALL THE WOMEN MEMBERS OF OUR MTPS FAMILY TO SHARE
THEIR STORIES & THEIR CREATIONS, THEIR DREAMS & THEIR AMBITIONS, THEIR ORDEALS & THEIR TRIUMPHS.
NO MAN’S LAND
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h h d h G ill iTRANSCENDENCE
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I am omnipresent...So what if my mortal eyes could not behold the
wonders of the seven continents, the mighty land or the vast oceans?
Here I am, flying at lightning speed with a bolt of thunder this moment,
and in the next, I am graciously diving in and out of the Coral garland in
the tranquil Pacific blues, singing some obscure forgotten long lost
melody, with a school of dolphins...
I stand awestruck by the splendour of the Aurora Borealis in the northern
skies wondering about the fact that, it seemed just yesterday, when I bore
witness to the marching parade of a community of penguins in a wintry
blizzard ridden polar night under unforgiving heavens streaked with the
Aurora Australis.
I stand mesmerized by the triumphant victory call of the celebrating
Masai, who have returned with a bounty of Wilde Beast, but my heart
strains to remember the memories graciously steeped in the many
flavours of the colourful Caribbean islands... I face the dilemma of
deciding which of the svelte dusky beauties stand out in my dreams,
beckoning me to join them in their celebration of life.
I saw Florence ridden with the pestilence of Black Death, I shudder atthe overbearing stench, which still assails my senses; but, I also
remember the vicious relentless whip lashes on my blood-stained back,
while working under the watchful eyes of Cuban plantation owners. I
remember regaling with peasants, dancing to the success of demolishing
the Bastille, but, strangely, I also feel the cold pulsating fear gripping me
as they marched me to the Guillotine.
I remember how Alexander the Great travelled to Delphi to ask me if
he was invincible, while, the strings of memory nag at my heart to
recollect the horror mankind witnessed after the ground shuddered
with the impact of the 'Little Boy' at Hiroshima. I remember how I
suffered there, all the while enjoying and congratulating my fellow
country-men in America. I remember abandoning all riches andwalking the paths of Kapilavastu in the wake of Prince Siddhartha,
and also having rejoiced alongside Saladin in Hattin.
I know how it felt to be imprisoned by my own son, to stare longingly
at the beauty of the moonlit Taj from behind bars, all the while
knowing the swooping liberation I felt as Apartheid was crushed by
the collective efforts of humanity in Africa. I remember being born as
wailing infants, who came to be known as Leonardo Da Vinci, Adolf
Hitler, Mohandas Gandhi or Joan of Arc, while dying as an eighteen
year old in the wet jungles of Laos, in the arms of my mates.
Believe me or not, I was there since time eternal and shall never cease
to exist... I was crying with joy at the beginning of universe, was
feeling exhilarant at the big bang and shall cry again, not out of
despair when darkness falls again, but with the lightness that engulfs a
free quantum of energy called the ‘soul’; when it feels that it has
broken free of all restrain that binds it till it derives the free will of true
glory on having completed the cycle of time and space...
- SMT DEBASREE BANERJEE.
E.E.(M), TECHNICAL SECTION, MTPS21
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PORTRAIT BY
SMT SHWETA SHARMA
W/O SHRI SANJEEV KUMAR
EE(M), CHES 22
KOMAL KALAM
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SAGNIK DAS, CLASS-V
S/O SRI NILMADHAB DAS, C/H(E), OFES
SUDESHNA HAZRA, CLASS-V
D/O SRI GOUTAM HAZRA, GR-D, ESTATE OFFICE
A WINDOW TO EXHIBIT THE ARTISTIC & IMAGINATIVE TRAITS OF THE
TENDER MINDS OF THE SCHOOLGOING MEMBERS OF MTPS FAMILY.
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भ ू ,भजवषय या व मान
इस ंग बदत ेि ीन म , न सोच क या हो िाएगा ; ह े ह े को िोक , बस द ेख क या क पाएगा ;ि ो बीत गया सो बीत गया , उसका न अब क ु छ होना ह ;ैभ ू तका को पक पक , काह े को ोना ह ;ैभय म ि ो क ु छ खा ह ,ै ो तो त े े हाथ नह ;आन े ाा क तो , क आएगा ,अभी तो त े े साथ नह ;
इक ष मान ही अपना ह ,ै बाक सब तो सपना ह ;ै इसको स धुा , द े इक आधा ; तेे स ु नहे सपन को , केगा ये ही साका ; तप का , तदन का , बस क अछ े स े इत ेमा ,
द ेख य े या ंग ाएगा ; इस ंग बदत ेि ीन म , न सोच क या हो िाएगा ; ह े ह े को िोक , बस द ेख क या क पाएगा ;
- अजम जमा मंडीय अभयं ता ( तकनीक )
Do you have sudden spurts of creative fervor?…when you frantically scribble down your thoughts…when your feelings just flow straight out of your
heart & find their voice on a piece of paper. Do you still have such moments of ecstasy?...when you conjure up an imaginative world with a few
brushstrokes & immerse yourself in a game of wish fulfillment? Then, would you please let us in?..to get a peek into your naked, uninhibited soul?
Would you?
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PORTRAIT BY
SHRI ATANU SAMADDAR
EE(C), ASH HANDLING, MTPS
यक
books in our college days we are yet to attain the level to read a
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यक …
BOSS भी कभी ..
I joined DVC on 20th Nov’84 as G.E.T. After getting through the
orientation program for familiarization with different Stations of
DVC, I was finally posted at BTPS A plant in Jan’85 for on- job
training. However, within a couple of months I was transferred to
BTPS-B plant where Unit#1 (210MW) was being commissioned.
At that time Sri A.K.Dasgupta, DCE(M) was in charge of
commissioning. Besides being a very good engineer, Dasgupta Sir
was a very simple-hearted & noble person. He advised we traineesto see all the equipments & different pipelines in detail. However as
we had joined directly from college, we used to ignore his
suggestions & were more interested in gaining bookish knowledge
by sitting inside the control room. Dasgupta Sir, ever punctual,
daily came to the control room sharp at 8 o’clock in the morning.
After explaining the functioning of a particular equipment he would
instruct us to go to the field & see the system physically. One day Iasked him for the O&M manual with a view in my mind that once I
get my hand to it, I would get all the relevant data about the various
systems & equipments & thus those field surveys in the annoying
heat & dust won’t be no longer necessary.But to my utter dismay he
flatly turned down my request saying in spite of devouring plenty of
books in our college days we are yet to attain the level to read a
power plant manual, as we are devoid of any practical knowledge
which is far more important than any theory in running a plant.
And that knowledge can only be achieved if we visit each &
every equipment, see the system with our own eyes, analyze them
in our minds & get our confusions cleared by talking to the
people working there. Then & only then we would be entitled to
go through the O&M manual. Today when I enter our modern,
sophisticated control rooms & see the newly joined engineers
stuck to their workstations, seemingly oblivious to what actually
happens with that one click of the mouse, I remember those
words of wisdom of Dasgupta Sir, which are so very true even
after thirty long years. As one of my seniors, Mr.S.K.Chatterjee
once said to me way back that one must be able to haveconversation with the equipment which will then reveal so much
to us about itself. In these days of Condition Monitoring we
deploy machines who can do just that for us but out of old habits
we still touch the body of a running pump or motor, strain our
ears to hear something…who knows maybe if we put our heart to
it we can really feel its pulse..maybe it will tell us its little secrets
in hushed whispers. It is rightly said “ य : याान स : पडत :” – one who practicesthe knowledge is the real pandit or scholar .
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- SHRI C.S.TRIPATHI
CE & HEAD(O&M), MTPS.
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1. Main hoon...
2. Mera gaon, mera desh...
3. Mere ghar me...
4. My Alma mater...
5. I Dreamt to be a...
6. Across the valley...
7. Off-duty I like to...
8. People like me bcoz...
9. I’m not perfect bcoz...
10. I’m a die-hard fan of...
11. A dish I can’t refuse...
12. I would show in my big screen...
13. Dil chahta hai...
s w l mer j w b
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