My Father 1947-57
India became independant on 15 Aug 1947, and on 1 Jan 1948 Keonjhar State, where he was serving was merged with Orissa Province, but new name was Orissa State. He used to say that Orissa Province merged with Keonjhar State.In the place of Dewan an Administrator was posted who was again replaced by District Magistrate. The English Forest Officer left leaving the department to a Dist Forest Officer. An Supdt of Police was posted. My Father was appointed as Civil Surgeon and transferred to the largest district Koraput.In Keonjhar State his salary was Rs 400 and jail allowance of Rs 50,in silver coins sent by treasury in a jali bag, and it became Rs 860 plus jail allowance of Rs 75.
Excepi for a brief period he was staying in his own house. Now he stayed on a hill top town and moved with the entire brood. His name was entered in the Civil List and transfer and postings published in the State gazette.He was doing exactly the same as he was before. After a year or so he was posted as Addl Civil Surgeon of Cuttack the capital of the state, where he had no hospital, but was Supdt of Central Jail, Lecturer of Jurisprudence of Orissa Medical College. The pay remained the same as it was the top of the scale 300-860.plus jail all of Rs 100 being the central jail and Rs 200 as lecturer. For the first time the prisoners were not available for domestic work, except an warder working as a attendant.
During this time he mostly busy in the jail with a lot of communist prisoners, post mortems of the dead and teaching.Again after a year his post was abolished and he became Civil Surgeon with a hospital to look after and tour of the sub divisional hospitals and jails.The demand for posting at Cuttack was high and he was transferred to Baripada the headquarters of Mayurbhanj, the former largest state.Here he devoted far larger time in a full fledged hospital treating patients and performing surgeries. He had the job of decease prevention of Yaws, with staff and an American Pick up.
Due to seniority he was again posted as Civil Surgeon of Cuttack, and his post was upgraded to Professor of Jurisprudence and Forensic Medicine. He also became external examiners in Calcutta and Madras Medical Colleges and once in Patna Medical College his alma mater.This continued even after his retirement in 1957 at a a age of 55.
India became independant on 15 Aug 1947, and on 1 Jan 1948 Keonjhar State, where he was serving was merged with Orissa Province, but new name was Orissa State. He used to say that Orissa Province merged with Keonjhar State.In the place of Dewan an Administrator was posted who was again replaced by District Magistrate. The English Forest Officer left leaving the department to a Dist Forest Officer. An Supdt of Police was posted. My Father was appointed as Civil Surgeon and transferred to the largest district Koraput.In Keonjhar State his salary was Rs 400 and jail allowance of Rs 50,in silver coins sent by treasury in a jali bag, and it became Rs 860 plus jail allowance of Rs 75.
Excepi for a brief period he was staying in his own house. Now he stayed on a hill top town and moved with the entire brood. His name was entered in the Civil List and transfer and postings published in the State gazette.He was doing exactly the same as he was before. After a year or so he was posted as Addl Civil Surgeon of Cuttack the capital of the state, where he had no hospital, but was Supdt of Central Jail, Lecturer of Jurisprudence of Orissa Medical College. The pay remained the same as it was the top of the scale 300-860.plus jail all of Rs 100 being the central jail and Rs 200 as lecturer. For the first time the prisoners were not available for domestic work, except an warder working as a attendant.
During this time he mostly busy in the jail with a lot of communist prisoners, post mortems of the dead and teaching.Again after a year his post was abolished and he became Civil Surgeon with a hospital to look after and tour of the sub divisional hospitals and jails.The demand for posting at Cuttack was high and he was transferred to Baripada the headquarters of Mayurbhanj, the former largest state.Here he devoted far larger time in a full fledged hospital treating patients and performing surgeries. He had the job of decease prevention of Yaws, with staff and an American Pick up.
Due to seniority he was again posted as Civil Surgeon of Cuttack, and his post was upgraded to Professor of Jurisprudence and Forensic Medicine. He also became external examiners in Calcutta and Madras Medical Colleges and once in Patna Medical College his alma mater.This continued even after his retirement in 1957 at a a age of 55.
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