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Raghu was a gem of a person and will be missed for his goodness in life; an amazing person to have around, and I feel good to have known him. The times spent together as family in Purely and Putney with unending conversations, talking over each other and tons of food and wine around (cheese fondue & dosas ), the memories have now become a treasure. Dear Deepali - While nothing can fill the hole created by the loss of Raghu, I know that he would want you to think of all the joy, love, and laughter. Ajay remembers Raghu as a simple, compassionate, intelligent and hard-working person who wanted to reach heights and he did. Manav remembers Raghu for someone who gave him excellent life advice during a walk together from your Putney house to the nearby marketplace. Kartik remembers Raghu as the uncle who took genuine interest with pleasure watching him follow his passion for music.
Decembers will never be the same again, my dearest brother-in-law I remember our innumerable chat sessions when I visited you and deepali and the kids in London. And when you all came to India. Every December. No matter what. Your love for life and people and your genuine passion and interest in everyone’s life. Non-judgemental. That is you. Intelligent. Unassuming. Hard working. You reached such heights. What an inspiration. I’m blessed to be a part of your life. I hope you are happy. Fly free and happy beyond birthdays, forever. And we will meet every now and then when we wish, in the midst of this one celebration that will never end. Love you.
The most wonderful couple and one of the greatest gifts of my life. Raghu will be missed dearly and remembered eternally.
Raghu my dear brother , you were and will always be an inspiration to me and my son. Your early untimely departure made me cry and i had thought i was very strong emotionally , brother you will always be there in my heart and will always aspire to be like you and when ever I feel low in my life , I will look at you in my heart and get the energy .Om shanti om. You will be always there with us in our hearts , om sai ram.
What I remember most about Raghu is his warm smile, his ability to create an easy rapport when you first meet him. He was just so likeable. You felt he had an arm around your shoulder as we swapped stories. There is so much to admire and learn from him. He was undoubtedly highly intelligent possessing a rare mix of intelligence, humbleness and high empathy. I wish I had told him this. I wish he knew how much we all respected him and how lucky we considered ourselves to be counted as his friend. We will all miss him. There’s a dull ache, sometimes it doesn’t seem quite true that we will not be able to swap stories any more. I will miss Raghu terribly. I will miss his smile. “... and in the night with sweet refrain comes his smile to haunt our hearts again” Goodbye my friend. It was an absolute pleasure and honour knowing you.
Would like to share a few of the many fond memories which I had with a person who I considered as a god father , mentor , guide and friend. We were visiting uncle and masi in UK , me and uncle would listen to all hindi music remix songs over a tub of Hagen Das ice cream and would do a pretentious review of the songs. I remember playing age of empires on his computer for hours together with him and his reactions to the game as it went about. Playing WWE trump card game with him. Playing cricket with him (he taught me how to bat and bowl). Many many more fond memories like the pet names he used to call me like Yashlet , Yashozuna and Drama company. He inspired me to take up B.Pharm and pursue MBA and always motivated me to aim higher in all my pursuits. Really miss him...
I remember this incident of maybe 23-24 years back as though it was just happening in front of me today. Raghu was a fresh MBA out of Jamnalal Bajaj and I was a student looking for a side job to make a buck. Raghu offered me a sales job for Citibank when Ford Ikon was being launched in India. His passion, the youthful exuberance , his will to succeed, his ability to push himself just that little bit more than others are some of the things that stayed with me during those formative years. I have had a difficult time believing that he isn’t amongst us now but I would love to remember him with exactly how I saw him during those days - a rookie with a sweet smile and that mischevious sparkle in his eyes. I pray that you are in a happy place and only wish that you smile on buddy!
Sahil Verma
Sahil Verma
Raghu my friend - you are gone too soon but you’ll remain in our hearts forever. Will always remember and cherish the good times we had with the unending cups of chai mixed with banter and laughter. You were a great guy, buddy, father, husband and son - so easy to talk to, highly intelligent and perceptive, hugely successful and yet so very down to earth. I’m sure you’ll be just as loved and celebrated in the other world but we’ll miss you here always. Adieu brother. May you fly high and rest in peace. Sahil-Nidhi-Naina-Riaan-Milo (George Clooney of dogs as you crowned him) xx
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