AFVOA Newletters of Year 2002

Page 34 of 84 this versatile officer was posted to the submarine base at Vizag, from where he retired. Thereafter, he joined the Birla group’s HINDALCO at Renukoot. With the experience gained with Birlas, he started off his own small scale industry at the Guindy Industrial Estate (Southern Forgings). Cdr Mudaliar continues to pursue his business interests as vigorously as his espousal of ex-servicemen’s issues. He is the head of the Indian Ex Servicemen’s League (IESL) in Karnataka, and is an advisor to the TN as well as the Karnataka governments in matters concerning Ex-Servicemen. The officer’s multifarious activities and interests hold the clue to his youthfulness. In his family life, he is a concerned and caring elder. Of his three daughters, one was married to an Army officer. Unfortunately, both the officer and his wife perished in a file accident, at Nagrota that swept their tented family accommodation, leaving behind the children of the couple. Cdr Mudaliar, notwithstanding his advancing years, has undauntedly taken upon himself the responsibility of bringing up the orphaned grandchildren. The children are being schooled in Bangalore, and the caring grandfather makes any number of trips to Bangalore to ensure their welfare. May the years continue to be kind to him, as an inspiration to all of us. Cdr Mudaliar can be contacted at (044) 466 0492/499 5049 whenever he is in Chennai at No 38, 3 rd St, Abhiramapuram East, Chennai 600 004 (behind Nageswara Rao Park on Luz Church St). Lt Col S Sampath, (MR 1159) AMC Born on 11 Aug 1921 al Madras, this versatile doctor is a linguist even among the Services crowd, being fluent in five languages including Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil. After completing his BSc in 1941, he completed his MBBS in 1950 from Mysore University. He was commissioned on 01 Dec 1951, and did his Bachelor’s degree is Sanitary Sciences, and Doctorate in Medicine, specialising in Public Health. Immediately after commissioning, Col Sampath was posted to a 130-bedded Field Hospital. He had tenures at the AFMSD, MH Madras, and MH Trivandrum (which he commanded). He served for 20 years in Cantonment Hospitals at Madras, Dehradun, Jammu and Poona. He possesses vast experience in all disciplines of public health (Preventive and Social Medicine). He served as an instructor in this field at the Medical Officers Training School at Lucknow. After retiring on 31 Aug 76, Col Sampath he continued to practice, as an MO at the Margaret Sidney Hospital in Nanganallur, Chennai. Thereafter, he moved to Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, as an Associate Professor in Preventive Medicine. On return to Madras, he served at the VHS. From 1980 – 1988, he was USAID Project Director for the control of TB and Leprosy (under the aegis of the VHS). He did not rest on his laurels even after attaining the age of 67, when for a period of five years till 1993, he disseminated his knowledge and experience to the students of BLDE Medical College at Bijapur in Karnataka, functioning as Professor and Head of the Department of Community Medicine. Col Sampath’s life is yet another living proof of the fact that one can give back to society till late in life, and in doing so, remain mentally alert. Col Sampath’s son is an Army officer serving in the Armoured Corps. Col Sampath resides at 126, Defence Officers Colony, Ekkaduthangal, Chennai 600 032, and may be contacted on (044) 234 1380/234 3146. Lt Col TK Vijayarangan (IC 5534) Arty was born on 28 Nov 1921. After undergoing training at OTS at Bangalore and at the Armoured Vehicles School at Ahmedabad, he was commissioned in 1942. Till 1952, he served in horsed cavalry, infantry and transport units in the ranks of Lt and Capt, functioning as sqn/coy/unit OC. He served for a short spell (1944- 45) at Chittagong (part of the Arakan Front). After undergoing the SSB tests, was granted PRC, and served in the Infantry, as a Major, mostly in the Eastern Command area. Col Vijayarangan joined the Regiment of Artillery in 1960, and then served in the 6 th and 12 th Fd Regts, at Poonch. Col Vijayarangan remembers the best part of his service career being the period from 1960-61, when he served as an artillery advisor to Generals Noronba and Diwan