A SPIRITED OCTOGENARIAN
CDR MADAN LAL SEHMBI
Lets never know what old age is; Lets know the happiness time brings, not count the years. – Ausonius
The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old
age, which means never losing your enthusiasm – Aldous Huxley
Cdr & Mrs Madan Lal have been blessed with daughter Meena and
son Surinder, (Daughter-in-law Vinni). While the former is a British citizen, his Son’s family is settled in Vasai…Cdr and Mrs Madan Lal are
staying in the same building a floor above his Son. One Sunday morning, 3 yrs
ago when I met him at US club Tombola, he appeared so happily blushing and at a
loss for words for his happiness…Why not… That morning he had received a call
from England that His Daughter Meena had become a Grandmother as his
grand-daughter Sharan Matharu had been blessed with a cute daughter, later named Ania. That made him and his
good lady blessed Great-grandparents…An honour blessed to very few fortunate
ones. WOW ! he deserved to relish the golden ladder to
heaven as they say.. …And he said laughing, “Mera janaza toh band baje ke saath
jayega”. Sir, that’s not anywhere near the horizon, God bless your youthfulness, Sir … To celebrate the occasion the couple had brought delectable sweets for all friends at
the US club.
Commander Madan Lal is known for his
instant witty Shero-Shayari and has written volumes, which have been published
in Hindi and Urdu dailies…He has also been contributing to the Facebook group YKDN
(Yaad Kiya Dil Ne) founded by Cmde Ravinder PS Ravi, an active NFMC member,
Little
Madan was born on 29th Jun 1933 in vill Bagwain, Garhshankar Punjab. They were a large family of 3 brothers and 4 sisters. His father
worked in MES. After his initial schooling in Punjab, the family shifted to Quetta where Madan did middle school. A day before partition they migrated back to Garhshankar, but
unfortunately, his dear Mother passed away within 20 days after witnessing the
horror at Attari on 14th Aug 47. Young Madan joined the Indian Navy in
1951 as a Boy of 18, when our fine Indian Navy was in the incipient state
post-independence. He served onboard IN ships Sutlej, Gomti, Investigator,
Ganga, Cannanore and Vikrant (3 times). He got commissioned in 1963 and was
commended by CNS for expeditious overhauling of INS Talwar’s Turbo Alternators
prior to its sailing for Russia to escort our First Submarine. In 1972 he was
deputed to the Royal Malaysian Navy and during his 3 yrs tenure there he was
commended by CNS of RMN for his professionalism in overhauling a number of GTs
and upkeep of their speed boats. On his return, he was instrumental in the
salvage operation of INS Godavari, when it got grounded on the shores of Male
in mid-Seventies for which he was bestowed with the honour of Nau Sena Medal
(Gallantry)…
During his MDL tenure, he pioneered the setting up of
Nhava Yard for the manufacture of Off-Shore drilling platforms in 1981-83 prior to hanging his boots. For his professionalism contribution to Service Cdr Madan
Lal was awarded Vishishth Seva Medal, besides NM (Gallantry) and Commendations
by the Chiefs of the Indian Navy and Malaysian Navy. An honour unmatched.
Cdr Madan Lal gets up every morning at
0400 hrs to indulge in his poetry passion. His today’s jottings for you,
FOR SATURDAY = 29 JUNE 2019
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khush to hoon main - is baat se buhat
ek saal aur badh - raha hai meri ummar
mein
--
magar bhool kaise jaaoon main bhi is baat
ko
ek saal aur kam ho raha - meri baaqi ummar
mein
---
waise to buhat khush hoon - main apni is
zindagi se
har ek cheez buhat achhi milli - hai mujhe is
ummar mein
----
khatam to hoti nahi kabhi bhi - ichhaayein
insaan ki
magar mujhe to buhat kuchh - milla hai is
ummar mein
-----
sajade to main karta nahi - bhagwaan ke raat
din
magar shukkar bajaa aata hoon - mauqe par is
ummar mein
------
buhat badda to nahi - magar chhotaa bhi nahi
pariwaar mera
buhat khiyaal rakhata hai jo mera - is ummar
mein
------
pad-naana ban chukka hoon do baar - main is
ummar mein
sone ki yeh do seedhiyaan - tayaar hain is
ummar mein
--------
pad-daada banane ke chakkar mein hoon ab
main
jis ka be-sabari se intezaar hai - is ummar
mein
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sangi saathi kayi mere - bichhad chukke hain
-MADAN -
magar saath abhi tak chal rahaa hai hum safar
is ummar mein
Sir, Keep expressing yourself with Shero-Shayari, which is
your forte ……May you continue to live long and continue to regale us with your
witty writings ….!! We at
Team NFMC wish Cdr Madan Lal Sehmbi and his good lady very many glorious years ahead.
Shano Varuna
…. Jai Hind.
Cdr MadanLal extr Left, Cdr VK Raizada Centre, Capt Mohan Ram 4th
Cdr MadanLal 4th from Left, Capt Mohan Ram 7th
About the Author
Commander
Rajinder Dutta (Retd) has been a Naval Pilot and a Qualified Flying Instructor
with about 3000 hrs of flying on various fixed wing Aircraft of Indian Navy,
viz HT-2, HPT-32, Kirans, Islander, Super Connie, Fokker F-27 and IL-38.
He is Hon. Secy NFMC, a Master of Ceremonies and an avid blogger.
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