Prabir Kumar Ghosh - PKG - for all of us who knew him well passed away, suddenly, on 9th April, 2006. PKG was the Director and COO at Globsyn Technologies and I met him first when I came to visit Globsyn during a phase of my life that was in doldrums. An extremely down to earth person, he made friends with one and all and I have rarely seen him being angry. His passing away so suddenly, without any warning, is still not registering in our minds. It was a little over a year that I knew him and had the good fortune of working closely with him but it seemed we knew each other since time unknown. The language of the soul supercedes all natural, worldly communication and those were the invisible strings that bound us. This is all in hindsight though the pain and anguish is of this world. Small things hurt more - his style of smoking, his gait, his wallet filled with more paper than cash, the comb sticking out of his pocket (at times) come as fleeting visions in the mind's eye. His style of talking was also uniquely his which coupled with his networking skills made people feel at home and ready to work with him. There is so much to write - his style of ferreting out information was his own. The first few things that he would ask , in Bengali, when he met you were “Aar ke korcho?” (‘and what are you doing?’), or simply “ki korcho?” (what are you doing/are you doing something!); there was no way you could wriggle out of it and had to answer something. The best part was his fillers, “aar” (what more/and/and then), “ke hobe!” (what will we do/what will happen).
It is only a noble, spotless, soul that passes into the other world with such effortless ease. He was hospitalized on a Saturday (8th Apr 06) and passed away on Sunday (9th Apr 06) in the morning. We miss you terribly Prabir da, and it is so difficult to come to terms with the loss.
Jishnu
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Sudipto
on 30th of March me and PKG went to Delhi for AICTE hearing. Whole of the day we were along. I can't forget the responsibility he has taken before the hearing committee. We have discussed a lot about our future plan of action on the matter by standing in the Indira Gandhi Stadium Compound. We also have planned to go to Delhi again in the middle of April. But..... I will not get him any more by my side. But he will always be with us in our every work. I will also miss him at the Board Room . The Board will surely miss the charming personality of PKG. We will all miss you sir.
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Arijit
I got the sad news on Sunday morning. I was very shocked to hear that.
I am thankful that I got the opportunity to work very closely with him in my professional career. I shall never forget the support that I have received from PKG as the Quality Management Representative (QMR).
We all pray to God "May His soul rest in peace".
I believe that the Almighty will give all of us the courage to overcome the shock and take forward the dreams of PKG for "GLOBSYN".
PKGs' memories will be forever with us.
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It is only a noble, spotless, soul that passes into the other world with such effortless ease. He was hospitalized on a Saturday (8th Apr 06) and passed away on Sunday (9th Apr 06) in the morning. We miss you terribly Prabir da, and it is so difficult to come to terms with the loss.
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Jishnu
Prabir-da! How do you write about a person with whom you spend six hours a day - every day, every week, every month. Literally, because either he would call me to his room or park himself in front of my table.
The last time he did so was on Friday afternoon, a day before he was taken ill. I had to send an internal mail intimating all about a Wipro batch that was starting the next day. Every time I started writing the mail, I was called in some meeting or the other or someone would come to meet me or there would be a telephone call. This went on for more than two hours. Prabirda then walked up to my room and asked the usual “ki korcho”. I said, “Prabirda, I am unable to send this mail out for the last two hours. So please do not talk to me for the next ten minutes till I am done.” He said, “Ok, let me sit right in front of you and I won’t let anyone disturb you.” How I wish he would talk to me now!
He would start every morning immediately after stepping into the office by saying “Ki korcho? Ekto aashbe?” Then we would get into a discussion of the immediate concerns and then all things we as a company must do. If something personal was bothering him, he would talk about it. “Aar ki hobe” was his way of developing and pushing us to think through a problem and come out with answers.
He was a master operations man. Nothing would rattle him. We would get so worked up if there was an issue to serve a customer and would barge into his room to complain. PKG would listen calmly and work out a solution like magic. If he was particularly pleased with himself, he would say “experiencer ekta daam ache to, bujhle? Iyarki hocche?”
Lessons to be learnt from him is his ability to stay calm, handle pressure, think in a mature way and fierce loyalty to the company.
I could go on and on and on. The memories are too many, too fresh. He had changed his car about a month ago and was very pleased about the deal of getting two cars with hardly any extra payout. Before he decided on either of the cars, he would call me and say “Jishnu, ekto chaliye dekho to theek ache kina.”
He loved to entertain. There are so many times we have gathered at his house for a drink. A few Globsynites gathered at my house a few months ago. PKG sat with me to fix the menu, budget and all other arrangements. It was his party, just that the venue was not his house. He was the last to leave helping me to clean up the house. His wife, our beloved Boudi, kept on yawning but knowing her husband, she kept on waiting patiently till PKG had finished his supervision. He missed throwing these parties at his house and had discussed with me just over a week ago about making several small groups and inviting them over.
It is eerie to come to the office and not seeing him either at his desk or at the cafetaria. Every step I am taking for the last two days, I can see him, hear him, talk to him.
Farewell, Prabirda. Farewell an elder brother, a guide, a boss – who was more like a friend.
The last time he did so was on Friday afternoon, a day before he was taken ill. I had to send an internal mail intimating all about a Wipro batch that was starting the next day. Every time I started writing the mail, I was called in some meeting or the other or someone would come to meet me or there would be a telephone call. This went on for more than two hours. Prabirda then walked up to my room and asked the usual “ki korcho”. I said, “Prabirda, I am unable to send this mail out for the last two hours. So please do not talk to me for the next ten minutes till I am done.” He said, “Ok, let me sit right in front of you and I won’t let anyone disturb you.” How I wish he would talk to me now!
He would start every morning immediately after stepping into the office by saying “Ki korcho? Ekto aashbe?” Then we would get into a discussion of the immediate concerns and then all things we as a company must do. If something personal was bothering him, he would talk about it. “Aar ki hobe” was his way of developing and pushing us to think through a problem and come out with answers.
He was a master operations man. Nothing would rattle him. We would get so worked up if there was an issue to serve a customer and would barge into his room to complain. PKG would listen calmly and work out a solution like magic. If he was particularly pleased with himself, he would say “experiencer ekta daam ache to, bujhle? Iyarki hocche?”
Lessons to be learnt from him is his ability to stay calm, handle pressure, think in a mature way and fierce loyalty to the company.
I could go on and on and on. The memories are too many, too fresh. He had changed his car about a month ago and was very pleased about the deal of getting two cars with hardly any extra payout. Before he decided on either of the cars, he would call me and say “Jishnu, ekto chaliye dekho to theek ache kina.”
He loved to entertain. There are so many times we have gathered at his house for a drink. A few Globsynites gathered at my house a few months ago. PKG sat with me to fix the menu, budget and all other arrangements. It was his party, just that the venue was not his house. He was the last to leave helping me to clean up the house. His wife, our beloved Boudi, kept on yawning but knowing her husband, she kept on waiting patiently till PKG had finished his supervision. He missed throwing these parties at his house and had discussed with me just over a week ago about making several small groups and inviting them over.
It is eerie to come to the office and not seeing him either at his desk or at the cafetaria. Every step I am taking for the last two days, I can see him, hear him, talk to him.
Farewell, Prabirda. Farewell an elder brother, a guide, a boss – who was more like a friend.
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Sudipto
on 30th of March me and PKG went to Delhi for AICTE hearing. Whole of the day we were along. I can't forget the responsibility he has taken before the hearing committee. We have discussed a lot about our future plan of action on the matter by standing in the Indira Gandhi Stadium Compound. We also have planned to go to Delhi again in the middle of April. But..... I will not get him any more by my side. But he will always be with us in our every work. I will also miss him at the Board Room . The Board will surely miss the charming personality of PKG. We will all miss you sir.
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Arijit
I got the sad news on Sunday morning. I was very shocked to hear that.
I am thankful that I got the opportunity to work very closely with him in my professional career. I shall never forget the support that I have received from PKG as the Quality Management Representative (QMR).
We all pray to God "May His soul rest in peace".
I believe that the Almighty will give all of us the courage to overcome the shock and take forward the dreams of PKG for "GLOBSYN".
PKGs' memories will be forever with us.
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on 30th of March me and PKG went to Delhi for AICTE hearing. Whole of the day we were along. I can't forget the responsibility he has taken before the hearing committee. We have discussed a lot about our future plan of action on the matter by standing in the Indira Gandhi Stadium Compound. We also have planned to go to Delhi again in the middle of April. But..... I will not get him any more by my side. But he will always be with us in our every work. I will also miss him at the Board Room . The Board will surely miss the charming personality of PKG. We will all miss you sir.
Sudipto
Prabir-da! How do you write about a person with whom you spend six hours a day - every day, every week, every month. Literally, because either he would call me to his room or park himself in front of my table.
The last time he did so was on Friday afternoon, a day before he was taken ill. I had to send an internal mail intimating all about a Wipro batch that was starting the next day. Every time I started writing the mail, I was called in some meeting or the other or someone would come to meet me or there would be a telephone call. This went on for more than two hours. Prabirda then walked up to my room and asked the usual “ki korcho”. I said, “Prabirda, I am unable to send this mail out for the last two hours. So please do not talk to me for the next ten minutes till I am done.” He said, “Ok, let me sit right in front of you and I won’t let anyone disturb you.” How I wish he would talk to me now!
He would start every morning immediately after stepping into the office by saying “Ki korcho? Ekto aashbe?” Then we would get into a discussion of the immediate concerns and then all things we as a company must do. If something personal was bothering him, he would talk about it. “Aar ki hobe” was his way of developing and pushing us to think through a problem and come out with answers.
He was a master operations man. Nothing would rattle him. We would get so worked up if there was an issue to serve a customer and would barge into his room to complain. PKG would listen calmly and work out a solution like magic. If he was particularly pleased with himself, he would say “experiencer ekta daam ache to, bujhle? Iyarki hocche?”
Lessons to be learnt from him is his ability to stay calm, handle pressure, think in a mature way and fierce loyalty to the company.
I could go on and on and on. The memories are too many, too fresh. He had changed his car about a month ago and was very pleased about the deal of getting two cars with hardly any extra payout. Before he decided on either of the cars, he would call me and say “Jishnu, ekto chaliye dekho to theek ache kina.”
He loved to entertain. There are so many times we have gathered at his house for a drink. A few Globsynites gathered at my house a few months ago. PKG sat with me to fix the menu, budget and all other arrangements. It was his party, just that the venue was not his house. He was the last to leave helping me to clean up the house. His wife, our beloved Boudi, kept on yawning but knowing her husband, she kept on waiting patiently till PKG had finished his supervision. He missed throwing these parties at his house and had discussed with me just over a week ago about making several small groups and inviting them over.
It is eerie to come to the office and not seeing him either at his desk or at the cafetaria. Every step I am taking for the last two days, I can see him, hear him, talk to him.
Farewell, Prabirda. Farewell an elder brother, a guide, a boss – who was more like a friend.
It is hard to believe that PKG is not there.
He was the true "young man" at GTL.
I would like to share some significant memories I have about PKG.
I shall never forget the first day when I walked into Techno Campus in September 2003. I was then a freelancer, and I was training in schools. An advertisement in the newspaper, an application and a phone call brought me to Globsyn.
I went through a selection process consisting of a Group Discussion, and two rounds of Interviews. I had finished the GD and the first Interview round. I was waiting for the second round, and I was getting late for a class. So I went out of the conference room and tried searching for someone who could help me. Incidentally, I bumped into PKG, and I told him my problem. He immediately arranged for an Interview with him and BDG!
After this, I was selected as a Trainer for our CPF College Training program. But for some silly reasons I decided not to join. PKG called me in my cellphone and counseled me for 15 minutes and convinced me to join!
I believe it was those 15 minutes that changed the course of my life. I do not know what I would have been doing otherwise, but I know I wouldn't have been doing what I am doing right now!
Most importantly, what built my respect for him most is that he never had any arrogance or show of power or position. Imagine the Director & COO of a company speaking to some unknown young man and explaining to him why he should not lose a good opportunity! His humility and down-to-earth nature is something he has taught me without even speaking about it.
I considered him to be a father figure, and he lives in my memory.
After having him as my boss, I am not sure how I can work under any other boss. He was the most caring and understanding superior I have ever worked under. Infact, I never thought him to be my boss, he was my father at work.
Thank You PKG Sir, I owe my present career to you.
Zubin.
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