By George!

Among those who have seen diligently made efforts for the boys to stay in touch and be there for one another is Maj Gen S S Pathania (retd). “I studied at Jalandhar from 1941 to 1947,” informed the major general who has seen the association grow over the years. “All of us are proud of being Georgians and that’s why you see us come together in such numbers,” addressed Pathania as he did a quick trot down memory lane for us. “I remember some boys had to prepare for their matriculation exams but the lights in the dorm would go out at 9 pm. That’s when our house master Mr Mehta would call us in at his residence and we would study well after midnight and he kept us company all through,” reminisced Maj Gen Pathania. Equally thankful to his teachers was Maj Gen Nirmalok Singh who is posted as MG (EME) at Chandimandir as he remembered each of his teacher’s names as well! “We are what we are thanks to them…my House Master S S Lal,my English teacher Mr Noel and Mr Upadhyay who taught us Hindi,” mentioned the general who studied at Ajmer and graduated in 1970.

As the afternoon moved on,so did the annual general body meeting that was addressed by Col JS Suraj,SM who stepped down as president and made way for Lt Col DS Grewal (retd) who was,in true Georgian tradition,elected unanimously. “It’s this bonding that makes me come back for the get together each year,” admitted Vijay Khosla,a California based entrepreneur who also made a handsome donation. “It’s the least one can do,” Khosla cheered as the friends got together and raised a toast. Until next time…