AFVOA Newsletter 03 of 2020

Section 4 – War Diary CV 2 No. 03 / 2020 Page 47 of 167 For our dedication to duty, my S.Met.O, Wg Cdr KPA Narayanan was awarded VSM and I was awarded the Commendation with just one year service. It was indeed the beginning of my various commendations during my 33 years of service. About the Author Group Captain was an Indian Air Force Meteorological Officer. He has three MSc degrees and a PG Degree in Management Studies (MMS) Served as a Faculty in Air Force Administrative College, Coimbatore & as a HOD in the Prestigious College of Defence Management, Secunderabad. He was an Examiner of Osmania University for 5 years. After 33 Years of service & superannuation from Air Force, he served as a HOD in Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 13 years, heading IT in the Southern Region. He was a Met Officer at Pathankot during the Indo-Pak war of 1971 and was involved in Indo-Pak Summit at Shimla. At every rank from Pilot Officer to Group Captain, he was awarded commendation, for his meritorious & dedicated service by AOC.in.Cs/ CAS. He guided the Tsunami relief work, built community centres, primary health centres and fish auction centres and desalination plants with help of Industries at Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Cuddalore and Nagapattinam, while serving in CII. His hobby includes coaching poor children for the Board Exams. He is currently involved in giving guest lectures in various schools and colleges on discipline, future planning etc. He is also deeply involved in Social Service activities helping poor people, advising them, guiding their children how to apply for further studies, attend interviews and seek jobs.