For Vishwanath Roy Verma, the 55 year old resident of Diglipur, who drifted away to Myanmar (formerly Burma) two and half months ago while out for fishing, reuniting with his family was the most joyous moment, which he will cherish throughout his life. On hearing the news that Vishwanath, after completing his exile in Myanmar is returning back on Sunday, his entire family were at Veer Savarkar airport, anxiously waiting for his arrival. The moment he alighted from the departure gate, the reunion was gripping. The entire families were in tears, kissing and hugging Vishwanath. It may be recalled that on 1st August 2018, Vishwanath Roy who ventured out in sea for fishing drifted away in rough sea and reached Myanmar. He stayed in a temple there and later on was able to contact the Indian High Commissioner in Myanmar. The efforts of the Indian Ambassador in Myanmar made his return possible. During his hard time, he constantly remained in touch with his family. But surviving in a foreign soil far away from home was a horrific for this Diglipur resident. After staying for over a month in Myanmar, he returned to Kolkata on 4th October and finally was back to Port Blair on 14th October. After returning to Port Blair, he narrated his horrific stories of his two and half month struggle which he said was filled with pain and agony. In fact I left all hope that someday I will be able to return home and reunite with my family. My return was possible only because of the support and assistance from the local residents and my family and friends, said a tired and exhausted Vishwanath. Narrating his horrifying story, he told EOI that he remained drifted in sea for 17 days. During these days, he managed to survive on raw fish and the leftover. With tears in his eyes, he told that while drifting in the sea, he saw a Thai boat but when he asked for help, they refused. They even beat him and flee away taking all his rations leaving him high and dry in the mid-sea. After the incident, he drifted for 11 more days and could find a Myanmarese boat approaching him. When the boat came near him he could find out that the boat belongs to a Myanmarese Police. The Myanmarese Police took him to the Police Station. Vishnathan told that he was released on bail with the support of a person who hails from the Tamil community. He supported him a lot and arranged his shelter in a temple which was his shelter for a period of one month. The people residing near the temple provided him food and gave him money to cloth and return tickets.