Dear Ira,
One day you will grow up to to understand the loss you had to endure at such a young age and may even read these notes to understand your father through our memories. Let me assure you, he lived his life whole heartedly, touched so many of us in ways we cannot even express in words.
I got to know him in the winter of 2012-13. Both of us were going to work together for a new assignment and here I was with little knowledge of the business whom I was suppose to help to resolve their problems. AJ was like the Hanuman or if you are into James Bond movies then like Q. He had solutions for all problems. I told him I am bit rusty on a technology and he got me the training, I told him I new to Europe Visa process and he took over the job of tracking. He always wore his emotions on his sleeve and I would know it's a time for us to address the elephant in the room. He followed me from one account to other for 2 more assignments and helped both of us to grow. During one such assignment your parents got married and I was the reason they continued to live in separate towns. How I wish I knew and probably I could have done better for both of them create more everlasting memories than what Rinku already has.
Like every profession, managers in our line also experimented and AJ would be my Dr.Watson. He would question, show displeasure but once he was committed he would take every step to make it a success for both of us. Lot of times I asked him to do difficult stuff like curbing his anger, working with colleagues, managers whose working style he did not prefer. Preach his superiors to follow certain vision and every time he came good. Once we shot some videos with our team and only both of us what we are trying to achieve. He ensured we got we wanted in the end without me going to a single recording and anyone else knowing what we were after. He enjoyed his tea, occasional drink & partying with friends. The streets of Mumbai, Pune & Stockholm will tell you some of his stories.
All through our combined journey of 4 years he always tried to help his friends, colleagues. Be it Narendra & Gaurav who were his room partners and he would always ask me to help them out when they were in need. Be it Chetan, Apurva who worked with him Jio. He would keep pushing me to address their aspirations. Be it Rohit, Prashant and several other in Tele2, he would always be asking something for each one of them. Never for himself. Infact once I had to take something from him and give it to someone else and he was ever smiling.
We lost bit of touch in last few years and it was on the same fateful day I was telling someone how a perfect team member should be on other corner of the world when he left us.
Personally to me he taught so many things. Your parents introduced me to OTT or Web Series if you guys still have them. Apart from my mother, he was the one who taught me how to support other's dreams and become a perfect partner. He was always there when I needed him.
Keep smiling and keep getting better.
Do call me when you need and even if you don't, let's catch up some day to cherish his memory. I am writing this note to you on 16th of October 2020 about 7 days later than we lost him from a city he loved and once called home.
- Bhushan
bhushang@gmail.com
Dear Ira,
One day you will grow up to to understand the loss you had to endure at such a young age and may even read these notes to understand your father through our memories. Let me assure you, he lived his life whole heartedly, touched so many of us in ways we cannot even express in words.
I got to know him in the winter of 2012-13. Both of us were going to work together for a new assignment and here I was with little knowledge of the business whom I was suppose to help to resolve their problems. AJ was like the Hanuman or if you are into James Bond movies then like Q. He had solutions for all problems. I told him I am bit rusty on a technology and he got me the training, I told him I new to Europe Visa process and he took over the job of tracking. He always wore his emotions on his sleeve and I would know it's a time for us to address the elephant in the room. He followed me from one account to other for 2 more assignments and helped both of us to grow. During one such assignment your parents got married and I was the reason they continued to live in separate towns. How I wish I knew and probably I could have done better for both of them create more everlasting memories than what Rinku already has.
Like every profession, managers in our line also experimented and AJ would be my Dr.Watson. He would question, show displeasure but once he was committed he would take every step to make it a success for both of us. Lot of times I asked him to do difficult stuff like curbing his anger, working with colleagues, managers whose working style he did not prefer. Preach his superiors to follow certain vision and every time he came good. Once we shot some videos with our team and only both of us what we are trying to achieve. He ensured we got we wanted in the end without me going to a single recording and anyone else knowing what we were after. He enjoyed his tea, occasional drink & partying with friends. The streets of Mumbai, Pune & Stockholm will tell you some of his stories.
All through our combined journey of 4 years he always tried to help his friends, colleagues. Be it Narendra & Gaurav who were his room partners and he would always ask me to help them out when they were in need. Be it Chetan, Apurva who worked with him Jio. He would keep pushing me to address their aspirations. Be it Rohit, Prashant and several other in Tele2, he would always be asking something for each one of them. Never for himself. Infact once I had to take something from him and give it to someone else and he was ever smiling.
We lost bit of touch in last few years and it was on the same fateful day I was telling someone how a perfect team member should be on other corner of the world when he left us.
Personally to me he taught so many things. Your parents introduced me to OTT or Web Series if you guys still have them. Apart from my mother, he was the one who taught me how to support other's dreams and become a perfect partner. He was always there when I needed him.
Keep smiling and keep getting better.
Do call me when you need and even if you don't, let's catch up some day to cherish his memory. I am writing this note to you on 16th of October 2020 about 7 days later than we lost him from a city he loved and once called home.
- Bhushan
bhushang@gmail.com
