manages to steer the conversation back to his life as a policeman i tend to my small garden at home but would love to spend more time on it he adds he burns through a variety of topics with enthusiasm from indias foreign policy to world politics to the science of weaponry to the increasing polarization and conflicts in goan society to the positive changes in police attitudes over the years a believer in destiny mohan claims his foray into the police force happened purely by chance i do eat fish and enjoy a good muttonchop but always go back to sambarsadam rice and thoran stirfried veggies for comfort he says i dabbled in several creative fields immediately after completing postgraduation in english literature from bombay university i wanted to be a journalist the police department is like the foundation of a buildingyou may not think of it everyday but cannot do without it either he signs off thats how i ended up an ips officer he says filling his trip down memory lane with amusing anecdotes delivered with some excellent mimicry not too keen on going out to socialize he does appreciate the opportunity of stimulating conversation he says outside of work mohan describes himself as a loner but at the end of the day its a meaningful job sitting behind the massive desk in his glossy wood paneled office director general of police t n mohan looks every bit the nononsense leader of goas 6000strong police force