I have had the privilege and honour of knowing Vijay for over a decade now not only as the MD of Meghraj Capital where I was employed but as a very decent human being, well-wisher, mentor and elder brother. My first memory of him goes back to March 2010 when I had gone over to Meghraj's Parel office to meet their Chairman Binoy Meghraj and Vijay to discuss a potential opening. Vijay insisted on escorting me back to the elevator and opening the elevator doors for me. When I thanked him by saying ' Thank you Sir' he pretended to look all around him and said that he did not know anyone called ' Sir' there and that I should call him Vijay. That was the sort of person that Vijay was- Warm, affectionate, honest, generous to a fault, supportive and the highest epitome of all that was human and gentlemanly. Many tried to emulate him, none however succeeded. That was because Vijay was what he was on the outside as well as on the inside. He did not have two sides to his personality which is otherwise quite common in the corporate world where the attention given to a person more often than not hinges on his/her seniority and potential 'utility'. With Vijay, what one saw was exactly what one got. Everyone from the MD of a large company to a cab driver received the same treatment from Vijay. He was generous with his time when it came to helping others. Many were the occasions when he spared hours from his busy schedule to hear me out and share his thoughts on issues that I could have been having at the time at the professional as well as the personal level. He was unimaginably generous with his money when it came to the needy. He epitomized the best values of leadership and inspired respect without every asking for it. Vijay, to put it briefly had his heart in the right place. Vijay lives on in our memories and in his family including his son Aryak. While you went too soon, Vijay, it was extremely enriching to have known you and interacted closely with you on a personal and professional level. Rest in peace, Vijay.
I have had the privilege and honour of knowing Vijay for over a decade now not only as the MD of Meghraj Capital where I was employed but as a very decent human being, well-wisher, mentor and elder brother. My first memory of him goes back to March 2010 when I had gone over to Meghraj's Parel office to meet their Chairman Binoy Meghraj and Vijay to discuss a potential opening. Vijay insisted on escorting me back to the elevator and opening the elevator doors for me. When I thanked him by saying ' Thank you Sir' he pretended to look all around him and said that he did not know anyone called ' Sir' there and that I should call him Vijay. That was the sort of person that Vijay was- Warm, affectionate, honest, generous to a fault, supportive and the highest epitome of all that was human and gentlemanly. Many tried to emulate him, none however succeeded. That was because Vijay was what he was on the outside as well as on the inside. He did not have two sides to his personality which is otherwise quite common in the corporate world where the attention given to a person more often than not hinges on his/her seniority and potential 'utility'. With Vijay, what one saw was exactly what one got. Everyone from the MD of a large company to a cab driver received the same treatment from Vijay. He was generous with his time when it came to helping others. Many were the occasions when he spared hours from his busy schedule to hear me out and share his thoughts on issues that I could have been having at the time at the professional as well as the personal level. He was unimaginably generous with his money when it came to the needy. He epitomized the best values of leadership and inspired respect without every asking for it. Vijay, to put it briefly had his heart in the right place. Vijay lives on in our memories and in his family including his son Aryak. While you went too soon, Vijay, it was extremely enriching to have known you and interacted closely with you on a personal and professional level. Rest in peace, Vijay.
