Dear Signallers,
Col Ranjit Singh Tiwana, a veteran Signaller has turned 91. To celebrate the same he was the host at the Monthly Mercury Club Tea at Chandigarh on 01 Oct 09. The Mercury Club Chandigarh tea is hosted in turn by all the Signals veterans on the first Thursday of every month.
The Veterans arranged a birthday cake. Maj Gen MS Dhillon presented a bouquet to Col Tiwana being the next senior and Brig KS Gill as also Col JS Kandha spoke about the life and services of Col RS Tiwana.
Col RS Tiwana was commissioned in the Corps of Signals in 1942. He underwent the Staff College Course at Quetta, now in Pakistan, was instructor in the Infantry School at Mhow, commanded 5 Inf Div Sig Regt and was DCSO Jammu and Kashmir during 1965 War.
Later Col RS Tiwana joined the BSF and served for 8 years in this Organisation. His son late Col Amarjit Singh was also in the Corps of Signals. Col Ranjit Singh Tiwana lives in Chandigarh and with the grace of God he is in good health. He walks 2 1/2 km every day and still drives a Contessa, but only during daylight hours.
We wish him a long and healthy life.
We were very happy to have Maj Gen Manmohan Singh (Retd) who is heading The Army Welfare Education Society and Mrs Manmohan Singh as also Col KK Khanna (Retd) from New Delhi and NOIDA respectively, on this occasion.
Lt Gen Harbhajan Singh, PVSM (Retd)
Maj Gen Manmohan Singh was the the 40th Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Signals. An alumnus of National Defence Academy, the General Officer is a graduate of Defence Service Staff College, Wellington. He has also attended National Defence College in New Delhi and Higher Command Course at College of Combat, Mhow. He holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration and is a Fellow of the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers.Maj Gen Manmohan Singh had been a General Staff Officer (operations) in an Infantry Division and at a Command Headquarters. He was also been a Deputy Commander of an infantry brigade in Western Sector. He commanded a Mountain Division Signal Regiment in high altitude in Sikkim and was instrumental in planning and restoration of communication during the flood which struck Mangan district in August 1983.
He was appointed Additional Director General Personnel Services at Army Headquarters. Prior to this, he was Chief Signal Officer of Southern Command. He was Operational Logistics analyst at Army Training Command. Maj Gen Manmohan Singh is a recipient of Ati Vhishisht Seva Medal. Now after retirement he heads the AWES- Army welfare Education Society. He is a go- getter and surely we would be seeing the Vision of AWES- ‘Quality Education at Affordable Cost’ to all ESM children- materialise under his able stewardship. He was my company commander when I did my Young Officers (YO- 60) course at MHOW in 1972 and I for sure know he tolerates no nonsense in achieving the aims and goals of AWES.
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