The Journey – HIM Artificers’ (Navy) getting reconnected
Post retirement, when tried to understand the real civvies world, I observed that even the lowest level of person employed here, had some back up/connection from their colleagues and respective departments. Whereas we, in spite of sharing the unique bonding, while in service, remained isolated and found none around us who could share our real joys and sorrows. Hence a thought occurred to reach out to Partners and have a common platform, where Artificers of Himachal could meet and get connected up.
Partners Mulkh Raj Sharma A/79, Vijay Chadhury A/79, Karan Guleria A/88 and Ajay Sharma (myself) A/75, had discussed it many a times but due to lack of connectivity, could not proceed ahead. One fine evening, at the onset of spring, in the month of late March 2012, when we were socialising at a restaurant near Paprola HP the same discussion came up and it was decided to fix the date for an Artificers` get-together, however small, the strength may be.
14th April 2012, Saturday was fixed to be the day for the first Get-together. Ptnr Milap Chand Rana A/70 who owns Hotel Dolphin at Dadh near Chamunda, was contacted and he readily and happily offered his property to be the venue for the first meet of HIM Artificers’. Thereafter, the fruitful journey encompassing the following milestones:
History of Himachal Artificers (Navy)
Dear HIM Partners, it has been a great moment with launch of exclusive and dynamic Website (https://himartificers.in) for HIM Artificers’ – The Naval Artificers’ Association (HP) on Artificers’/Partners’ day, the 18th Jan 2020. >>Read More
The 6th HIM Artificers’ Meet was held on 01-03 Nov 2019 at Moniker Resort Manali. The Meet was graced by the esteemed presence of senior most Ptnr Cdr MN Sangal, Veer Chakra EAP/35. The main attraction of 6th Meet was presence of A/88 Class in maximum strength (12) consisting of 7 HIM partner families and 5 Non-HIM partner families from Delhi, Faridabad and Lucknow. >>Read More
The journey to HAA registration was painstakingly long yet fruitful. The initial idea had taken birth during Palampur Meet. Finally, after paying numerous visits to the office and endless corrections made to bear the fruit on 26th day of April, 2019, the HAA came into existence, almost after 3 and 1/2 years of collective efforts by partners. >>Read More
And the journey goes on………………..