WITH LOVE FROM ANTARCTICA FORTY YEARS AGO:

Dr. Parmjit Singh Sehra, the first ever Indian to winter over the South Pole and circumnavigate and explore the Antarctic continent having visited and worked in all the seven continents of the world from Deep Freeze to Furnace including the coldest place ‘Vostok’ in Antarctica with –89.3 degree Celsius as the minimum temperature (Deep Freeze), and the hottest place ‘El-Zizia’ in Libya with 58 degree Celsius as the maximum temperature (Furnace), and former WMO/UN Expert & NASA/USA Consultant, presently working as Principal/Director, Ghubaya College of Engineering & Technology (GCET), Jalalabad (W), Fazilka, Punjab, India, received a very surprising e-mail from Com. Alexander Pshenichnyy, son of Com. Vitaly Evanovich Pshenichneyy, in Russia, With Love From Antarctica Forty Years Ago, containing two of his rarest and most precious Antarctic photographs taken by Com. Vitaly Evanovich Pshenichneyy, 1st Mate/Captain of the Ship Navarin, which took him to Antarctica, at that time. This e-mail and photographs, and its reply are now, herewith, shared with everyone globally.

(Dr. Parmjit Singh Sehra)
(First ever Indian to winter over the South Pole and circumnavigate and explore the Antarctic continent, and former WMO/UN Expert & NASA/USA Consultant)
 


From: parmjitsinghsehra@hotmail.com
To: apshenic@gmail.com
Subject: RE: Antarctica 1972
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 10:13:01 +0000

Dear Com. Alexander Pshenichnyy

Thanks a lot from the deep-inside of my heart for making me 40 years younger through your kindest father Com. Vitaly Evanovich Pshenichnyy, who taught me Russian language aboard the Ship Navarin during our voyage to Antarctica in 1971-1973, as he was knowing English very well, being the 1st/2nd Mate of the Ship. I still remember my steering the course of that Ship under his supervision in and around the Antarctic waters, and the lots of apples which he used to give me as refreshments, etc. I now wish to keep in touch with him, and will write to him more later on.

With best regards and lots of thanks

Yours sincerely

(Dr. Parmjit Singh Sehra)

(First ever Indian to winter over the South Pole and circumnavigate and explore the Antarctic continent, and former WMO/UN Expert & NASA/USA Consultant)

Professor of Agrometeorology (Recently retired)
Department of Agricultural Meteorology
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU)
Ludhiana-141004
Punjab, India

Residential And  Mailing Address:

Dr. Parmjit Singh Sehra, Ph.D. (Atmos. Phys. & Env. Sci.)
c/o Dr. (Mrs.) Bhupinder Sehra, MBBS, MD
Consultant/Gynaecologist
S. Nihal Singh Pahwa Charitable Hospital Campus
Industrial Area-B
Ludhiana-141003
Punjab, India.

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From: apshenic@gmail.com
To: parmjitsinghsehra@hotmail.com
Subject: Antarctica 1972
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 20:15:03 +0400

Dear Dr. Parmjit Singh Sehra,

I think you might know my father — Vitaly Pshenichnyy — you met almost forty years ago in Antarctica.
He used to tell me about you, he still remembers you very well. I promised him to try to find you via internet, so today my Google search was quite successful, I hope.
He would be happy to hear from you, he retired few years ago and now lives in a small village in the South of Russia taking care of bees, close to Black sea.
I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

I enclose two pictures from that time, where you and my father are together.

With kindest regards,

Alexander Pshenichnyy