Thoughts are dynamic and vital.
               Thoughts are creative.
                   Thoughts actually change conditions.
  
     All those who knows about  colonel Pavadai Ganesan are aware that he puts heart and soul in all his assignments.He generally accepts no nonsense from anybody.But once he accepts an assignment  the execution of that would be exceptional and will stand beyond the test of time.
            One such assignment was the wintering leader of Indian Antarctic Research Station Dakshingangothri.This assignment at the world's coldest,driest and windiest place Antarctica demanded extraordinary will and skill and creativity.
                   The Indian mission to Antarctica started in 1981-82  and year long activities of wintering started in 1983-84.There had been three winter teams who completed their mission and the fourth team was wintering at Antarctica.
                       Under these circumstances Col Ganesan was selected as Fifth winter team leader to lead a 15 member winter team 1987-89 duration.
                   For an ordinary person events of repetition is called routine.But in a second to second changing world nothing should be routine.
                     Ganesan on his final selection as wintering leader went to his native village Sannanallur,in Tiruvarur district of Tamilnadu and took a handfull of earth from his home land.

                                                     
                                    sannanallur(Nannilam,Rly stn)

There was about six months time from his selection and his departure to Antarctica.It is needless to say that he was thoroughly prepared and mentally lived in Antarctica before going there.
                He was lucky to have a wonderful team members.14 of them every one hand picked by their parent departments thoroughly co operated with Ganesan and their wintering had set new dimension of a winter team.

                     On reaching Antarctica and taking over the command of Dakshingangotri,Ganesan spirinkled his mother earth arround the station and sought cosmic blessings for successfull wintering.

            Totally burried Dakshingangotri &Col Ganesan outside. 

                    The team had completed their mission and was to leave Antarctica in Feb-March 1989.At that time Ganesan thought of taking something from Antarctica.A snow desert,14.5 million sq km totally covered by ice what could be taken from there?
                   Geologists assess Antarctic rocks are about 3000 million years old and ofcourse in thick ice cover of about 5000 mtrs depth.Some portions of mountain peaks are not covered by ice and at some places ice melts in summer.
                         Ganesan decided to take few big bolders and establish victory posts as it used to be in war zones.

                       The boulder being loaded at Antarctica.


                     Those of you who are following Ganesan's Blogs/web site ( colonelpaaganesan.blogspot.com and  pavadaiganesan.com ) can see the where abouts of these rocks.
                   One such rock was carved as globe and mounted on stand and was kept in Ganesan'shouse drawing hall.


                                  

In 2016 after 26 years of stay at Chennai the stone was gifted to National Military Memorial located at Bangalore

                   It was formally unwielded  by karnataka Chief Minister Sri Siddaramiah and Ganesan handed over to Air comdr K.Chandrasekhar of National Military Memorial on 16 Dec2016 the VIJAY DIWAS Day.

   Colonel Ganesan  explaining the Antarctic photo Album to the  Chief Minister Sri Siddaramaiah.

            Colonel Ganesan ,Mrs chandrasekharand Mrs Ganesan at the function..