THE INSPIRATIONAL PARK
By Col P Ganesan VSM (Retd)
Readers may be aware of my service at the world's bottom most corner SOUTH POLE.
When I was finally cleared of to be leader and station commander of Indian Antarctic research station Dakshin Gangotri, I went to my native place SANNANALLUR, Tiruvarur District and took a handfull of mother earth from my birth place.
On reaching Dakshin Gangotri after 24 days non-stop voyage down to south pole (Antarctica) I sprinkled the earth around the station Dakshin Gangotri and prayed for success of my mission.
No doubt that my 480 days of work at the world's coldest (-89.6c), windiest (350km/hr) and driest place Antarctica was a great success leading to the award of Vashisht Seva Medal by the President of India on 26 Jan. 1994.
On Completion of my duty while returning, I had brought stones weighing approx. 1 Ton each. These stones were under 5000 metre ice cap and were 50 Million years old.
They had crossed the confluence point of great south Pacific ocean and great Atlantic ocean with great Southern ocean and moved further along great Indian ocean, Arabian sea and landed at Goa. From there by road they had travelled to Bangalore, Chennai, Peralam and of course to my native place Sannanallur.
At all these places a concrete pillar of 10 feet high was erected and the rocks were placed on top naming it as Inspirational Park.
This Inspirational Park will inspire the visitor who exerts to achieve greater heights in life. These rocks will demonstrate that human capabilities are unlimited and that no external force can stop his progress.
Photos of the inspirational park at different places is shown below…
The first stone weighing roughly one and a half ton was placed at Ganesan's alma matter Madras Engineer group and centre, Bangalore. He was recruits training officer there and later Training Battalion commander.There he had engraved in granite stone that"Today's event is tomorrow's history;let us make history for posterity."
The stone is half carved as part of globe and Antarctica map engraved. It also shows that the stone had been brought by leader of India's 5th winter team Col.P.Ganesan as a gratitude to his army life.
Vedathri maharishi an ordinary citizen of guduvancheri suburb of Chennai is today considered to be the genius of 21st century. At peralam, Tiruvarur District disciples of vedathri had contributed 10 acres of land and established an ashram. Dr.Alagar Ramanujam (Phd in Physics) is the head of this ashram. On his request the second stone was placed there.In the years to come a very big platform around the pillar will be established and in moonlight night philosophical talks and discussions will take place. Scholars world wide will assemble there and discuss vedathirian philosophy.
The third sone is placed at sannanallur, Col.Ganesan's birth place. It is on the side of highway Chennai-mayiladuthurai-thiruvarur and in Ganesan's ancestral property. In the years to come a meditation hall, yoga centre, free library eqquiped with spiritual scientific and technical books and periodicals. A book on the future of this place is written by Col.Ganesan and published as "sarithiram padaikkath thayaragum sannanallur"
The painting on the wall shows the details….
The 4th stone is placed at the entrance of Col.Ganesan's residence,943 H-block 17th main road annanagar Chennai-40. It will inspire thousands of people passing through this road and confirm to them that "Human capability is unlimited and that no external force can block his progress" . Thoughts are dynamic and vital. it actually changes the condition and is creative. Col.Ganesan's life is a standing example to this.
The 5th stone is made as a globe mounted with the help of steel pipes as that of earth mass rotating at 23 and half degree axis leaning to the vertical. Steel ball bearings are placed at north and south pole locations and the globe will freely rotate as that of earth. This stone was in Ganesan's house drawing room for 27 years . Air cmde Chandrasekhar an inspiring elderly gentle men of 83 years old the present chairman of the Executive committee for the project for "National Military Memorial of India " located at Bangalore came to know of Ganesan,s achievements and requested that placing of a stone at the Memorial will be more appropriate and inspire millions of visitors for hundred's of years to come.
Ganesan accepted his views and donated this piece to the military museum.
Representatives of Air force station Tambaram came to Ganesan's residence and collected the globe along with two sets of books titled as "Story of the stone " , "Sound of silence and voices of isolation " on 12th April 2016 and on the same day transported to Bangalore by the Air force and placed in the under ground motivational hall of the Military Memorial.
Spiritual leader and spirited leader.
Editor Ramakrishna Vijayam and col.Ganesan.
Wintering at Dakshin gangotiri, India's Antarctic research station, 5th winter team.
The station fully buried with tri colour painted roof line and escape shaft can be seen.On the left is the international maritime satellite communication dome through which any part of the world can be contacted in 2.5 seconds.
Col. Ganesan checking the met dept temperature box.
Sannanallur, the birth place of Col.Ganesan is being transformed by his activities like motivation centre, excellent spiritual library, yoga training and other inspiring activities. The picture shows the future of sannanallur.
Dear Brigadier,
I am 1964 commissioned officer retired as in 1994.
My life as a whole and time I had spent in uniform and my present activities are unique.It is just one more proof that people are not different but their activities are.
I am attaching some informations.
I also request you to visit
b).colonelpaaganesanvsm.blogspot.
Anything worth can be communicated to other friends.
Thanks.
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Col P Ganesan VSM (Retd)
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Mob : +91-9444063794
Ph :- +91-(0)44-26163794
Highly inspirational sir
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