Dear Sudha,
So you turned Platinum,sometimes called golden Jubilee also. Very nice.
Many happy returns of the day 18th November 25.
What a pleasant feeling that about forty years ago we had a common workplace.I had just joined on promotion may be sometime in 1986.All in our youth enjoying the the little joys and smiles in the office called home.A home far away from home.
This was at Calicut,you,Ravindran,Anbalagan,Devan,VijayKrishnan,MuraliRaja,Geetha,Kochu Murali,Venu,Jamaal,Sivadas,Surendran,Ashokan,C Viswanathan ,Subramani and Vasantha.
You used to commute daily by train and for emergencies you had a room on rent.Since you had come from the financial capital of India, Bombay,we all had big respect for you because you have seen more of the world and more well versed in legal matters and your quite nature complimented it.
You spoke less and maintained a face without much expression.
You were of a soft nature, calm,reserved, soft voice but well versed in your craft.
You and Anbu were almost equal in height,thin built and I remember I used to think of you both as Ram and Lakshman.
Sometimes at the level crossing waiting to cross on my way home in my Bajaj priya many a time I would see you standing near the compartment door as the bogies used to be jam packed.
Sometimes when I felt you could see me, I used to wave vigorously with happiness much to the amusement of people in their vehicles around me.I used to say he works in my office and travels by train.
I understood the travails of train travel when I too commuted once. Hats off to you.
I know you had a passion of old hindi songs.your taste was impeccable.You had got some cassettes recorded while at Bombay.I had the privilege of hearing them and even made a copy of the same.But later,with constant playing it started dragging.I am not able to remember the songs perhaps senility has set in.But anyone would love it.
You were well respected,a gentleman and popular among our Vysya and later Ing and later Kotak Community.
I adore you as a person,a friend,a colleague and like Anbu said the same set of us should work together once again.
The camaraderie,the simple things kept us all bound together for eternity.
Though we all had deep pressing problems of our own we all cared for each other in our own simple unique ways.It is this that is bringing back the fond memories of those days in our lives today.
Thankyou for enabling me to look upto you for calmness and patience.🙏
