Amal's Farewell
Amal’s Farewell (Mar 10)
Over the phone, Amal was always at a distance, literally, as well as figuratively. However, when I came to Bangalore, things in store for me were pretty much different. With Amal sitting next to me and Srini just behind, life was quite a paradigm shift from Mamata Banerjee’s Kolkata, and also Amit Mukherjee’s.
Amal’s a fast guy; he does everything fast; eating, walking, working. Although, I am not very sure if he has fast production abilities like Easwara, be it the man or the God. His speed and mine were poles apart; by the time I thought and wrote one sentence, he would have written three; and that too, with deletions and corrections.
Amal was too good at multitasking, the definition of multitasking being: doing multiple things at the same point in time. You could see him churning data from an excel, handling a call from Kottayam, giving me a tip before I go to Srini’s cabin, and in between everything, do a search in Google and show some details about a mohal lal movie!
His dramatization of scenes is terrific. Enacting Naveen Nandamudi’s historical histrionics during a training session; Easwara’s ‘hi dudes’ invocation to the crowd with hands in pockets; Arun’s classic book of rules; my pathetic car searches; Bhawna’s acrimonious blurts; Bhaskee’s smart statements or Tenzing’s ‘no nonsense’ looks! Everything was brilliant! Few like Shiju’s ‘chips is there’ went on to become a classic, though Pradeep’s ‘chicks is there’ gave some good competition! Amidst an action packed day with lots and lots of work, these jokes between us actually gave me a lot of life.
Srini was always an integral part of our lives; not just because he was our boss, but also because he was always there with us in some form; as a friend, as a ‘difficult to please’ boss, and very importantly as a favourite character in our discussions, criticism and appreciation.
Once, Srini was hell bent on not choosing one travel vendor despite his good work, Amal’s logic was ‘maybe Srini lost a few matches in badminton to the owner of that vendor!’ Every time Srini would narrate one of his LIC experiences, especially the one in the record room where someone bashed up somebody, it would be the 100th time we would be listening to the story!
It’s very easy to appreciate Amal: he has a lot of great qualities. But this letter is not about praising him, it’s about the time I have spent with him, and how special are the feelings that I attach to them. The corporate world may find it foolish, but on a personal front; they are beautiful! Great times, great memories, great friends!
Cheers!
Over the phone, Amal was always at a distance, literally, as well as figuratively. However, when I came to Bangalore, things in store for me were pretty much different. With Amal sitting next to me and Srini just behind, life was quite a paradigm shift from Mamata Banerjee’s Kolkata, and also Amit Mukherjee’s.
Amal’s a fast guy; he does everything fast; eating, walking, working. Although, I am not very sure if he has fast production abilities like Easwara, be it the man or the God. His speed and mine were poles apart; by the time I thought and wrote one sentence, he would have written three; and that too, with deletions and corrections.
Amal was too good at multitasking, the definition of multitasking being: doing multiple things at the same point in time. You could see him churning data from an excel, handling a call from Kottayam, giving me a tip before I go to Srini’s cabin, and in between everything, do a search in Google and show some details about a mohal lal movie!
His dramatization of scenes is terrific. Enacting Naveen Nandamudi’s historical histrionics during a training session; Easwara’s ‘hi dudes’ invocation to the crowd with hands in pockets; Arun’s classic book of rules; my pathetic car searches; Bhawna’s acrimonious blurts; Bhaskee’s smart statements or Tenzing’s ‘no nonsense’ looks! Everything was brilliant! Few like Shiju’s ‘chips is there’ went on to become a classic, though Pradeep’s ‘chicks is there’ gave some good competition! Amidst an action packed day with lots and lots of work, these jokes between us actually gave me a lot of life.
Srini was always an integral part of our lives; not just because he was our boss, but also because he was always there with us in some form; as a friend, as a ‘difficult to please’ boss, and very importantly as a favourite character in our discussions, criticism and appreciation.
Once, Srini was hell bent on not choosing one travel vendor despite his good work, Amal’s logic was ‘maybe Srini lost a few matches in badminton to the owner of that vendor!’ Every time Srini would narrate one of his LIC experiences, especially the one in the record room where someone bashed up somebody, it would be the 100th time we would be listening to the story!
It’s very easy to appreciate Amal: he has a lot of great qualities. But this letter is not about praising him, it’s about the time I have spent with him, and how special are the feelings that I attach to them. The corporate world may find it foolish, but on a personal front; they are beautiful! Great times, great memories, great friends!
Cheers!
yes...The corporate world may find it foolish...but i m missing you all a lot....all the best for everyone...IPRU was the place where I enjoyed my work...Thank you all....as Amlan said
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Good one Amlan....
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