Golden Jubilee of Joining of 72-76 Batch of REC in ABAD WISPERING PALMS KUMARAKAM ON 27 ,28 ,29 January 2023 February 13, 2023 About three months ago, I received a phone call from Thomachen. Thomas George, whom we affectionately call Thomachen, is my classmate and close friend. We were Civil Engineering students in the 1972-76 batch at the Regional Engineering College, Kozhikode. After graduation, we both joined the Kerala PWD as Assistant Engineers at the same time. After 32 years of exemplary service, I retired as a Superintending Engineer, and Thomachen retired as an Executive Engineer. Post-retirement, he has been living comfortably with his wife Reeni in the ancestral home he inherited in Kottayam. Reeni is also a remarkable woman, having retired as an Executive Engineer from the PWD. Regular phone conversations between us have been common. However, what TG (Thomas George) mentioned that day was not something he usually talked about. "Hey Manu," he said, "...