Year 2002

My transfer to accounts department was not getting finalised although two years had passed. In the past I had applied for the post of Commercial clerk, through NTPC category. It had two written examination and one viva-voce. I appeared in the first written examination when I was in TRD department. I passed the exam and got call for the next exam. The first exam was descriptive type and the second one was objective type. We have to fill the circles on the MICR sheet. When I got the call for second exam, I was in Accounts department. And on clearing the second exam, I got the call for viva-voce.

My viva-voce exam was not at all passed well. The interviewer only asked one or two questions and then asked why I was giving the exam. Actually it was not going to promote me, as I was in the same scale, though others may have got promotion. I explained the situation that my job in Accounts department is on deputation and getting finalised in getting delayed. Secondly I was unwilling to work in TRD department, and another cause was to get transfer in or nearer to Kolkata, i.e. in Kharagpur division.

On hearing my last cause, he said that there is no vacancy in Kharagpur dividion and vacancy exists in Nagpur division and asked me whether I will go there. Then I replied that I will not go to Nagpur. This was the end of my viva-voce.

Although my two written exams were very well, I got depressed after my viva-voce. I was sure I was not going to make. On listening my story, almost everyone said that I will not be selected. But to my and to surprise of many I got selected. Some asked me not to go to Commercial department by leaving Accounts, but I made my mind to go, as I got Kharagpur division, and my jot in Accounts is not becoming permanent, and I was unwilling to work in TRD in any circumstance.

My training of Commercial clerk (CC) started from 12th of August 2002 at SINI in Chakradharpur division, in the state of Jharkahand. I left Bilaspur by 8029 dn Kurla-Howrah express. I remember Mr. and Mrs. Majumder, Biju and Mohan came to see me off. Being 15th August, I came to Bilaspur, and on every off day I came to Bilaspur except the last off day before our exams.

I got new friends at SINI. My roommate Rakesh Kumar from Shahdol was also a CC. Other friends were Nilesh (ASM), Prafull (ASM), Mukesh (ASM), all of them belonged to Bilaspur division. Prafull used to smoke out of them and he became my cigarette friend. On the last night after having our exams over, these three gave us party (alcoholic party) to Rakesh and me. They also came to SINI station to make us leave by Utkal Express.

After completion of training, I had to rejoin my office before the result of training came out. So I had to join to TRD department and I had a great fear going there. Yet nothing could be done and I joined there. The results came out after about a month. Then TRD officials delayed my spare to Kharagpur division as the dealer said that they do not have orders to spare me. It took another three weeks to resolve the official matter and I was finally spared on the last week of December 2002.

Christmas was celebrated at Biju’s house by me, Biju, Nawaz, Mithun, and Mr. and Mrs. Majumder, and on 25th night, I left Bilaspur to join at Kharagpur division as Commercial Clerk.

In the year 2002, a remarkable change came to my life. I was staying in railway quarter nearer to Mr. Majumder’s. We got closer and it was my routine to visit to their house. When I had to leave Bilaspur for training I realised, how much I missed then in my daily routine. So on every off day I used to go to Bilaspur. It further made us closer. They do not have any child, and it made me to think that they are alone and they feel good whenever I join them. So from October 2002 I started calling them mother and father.