AFVOA Newsletter 03 of 2020

Section 4 – War Diary CV 2 No. 03 / 2020 Page 60 of 167 It was the high espirit-de-corp that kept all at the Air Force Station together during the hostilities. My siblings were inspired and highly motivated that two of them joined the Indian Navy and the third the Indian Army. A few years later I married my father’s colleague, a Meteorological Officer who I am proud of. We feel proud to have served the Armed Forces. About the Author Mrs. Lalitha Mohandas is an alumni of Nirmala College, Coimbatore, where she later served as an Assistant Professor. She has served as a Principal of various Air Force Schools in the Country for over 25 years. She has a brilliant academic record. She was a University rank holder in English. She had been actively involved with Air Force Wives Welfare Association, counselling and guiding women, while her husband was in service. It was a proud privilege for her to have been nominated to the Board of Management, AFWWA, when Mrs Nita Kaul was the President. She has worked with lepers, is doing Seva for the elderly inmates of Engineer Rajinikanth Old Age Home in Selaiyur, lends a helping hand at the SOS Children’s Village & DK Learning Centre-a school for Special Children, in Tambaram. Both she and her husband are associated with Indian Development Foundation which is a National level NGO that works to promote health, education and development of the underprivileged, especially rural women. She is well versed in many languages. Her hobbies include singing and reading.