TRIBUTE TO EX-EMPLOYEE OF EXL SERVICE

Obituary

Do we ever know when we will leave this world? Life and death are so unpredictable!

After months of heat wave, the cool early morning downpour today drove me to rush out to the terrace to take a short video grab of prelude to the Delhi monsoons. After a quick editing had uploaded the video clip in my YouTube channel and then shared directly with one of my WhatsApp group - EXL Buddies that constitutes ex-colleagues of our former organisation.

My WhatsApp had been muted since the past few days while I had deliberately shutdown the mobile data service in order to avoid distraction due to an urgent piece of work. After having posted the video clip I started glancing through the huge number of pending mails.

Scrolling down caused some confusion as almost all messages had similar words like R.I.P., condolences, shock, etc. until I followed the thread where it originated and then a pal of gloom came over me ever since.

The message from our esteemed member, Gaurav Banerjee's ID read the following with date and time stamp:

"                   25-06-2014
Finally free from all the pain and suffering.. He lost his battle against Cancer and left us in pain..
We love you n wish u cud come back just once..
Gaurav' Family..
                                            2:05 pm"

It was most difficult to accept the truth that Gaurav Banerjee passed away at such a young age. Barely two years ago, Gaurav tied the knot with his co-worker who hails from Assam. Although we have never met for years, but the WhatsApp forum was good enough to keep in touch frequently.

A senior human resource and admin personnel who was employed with a multinational organisation in Gurgaon, Gaurav had always some of the finest humour up his sleeves that kept people rolling out of laughter. Most members and colleagues recall him as a jolly young guy and a team player.

His last humour message to the EXL Buddies WhatsApp group was on 21 June 2014 but, it is an irony indeed that he never confided his fatal ailments to anybody within the group, thereby, giving a false impression with his communique and profile picture that all was fine with him.

He hailed from Lucknow and had his education from Institute of Management Studies, Dehradun and HNB Garhwal University. Besides, he had a great penchant for cameras and photography.

In general, Gaurav was fun-loving, compassionate and always ready to help people in distress that we will always remember him. Every time I scroll into my WhatsApp group an image of him flashes up my mind and his messages reverberates in my ears. Gaurav Banerjee, may your soul rest in eternal bliss!

Below are the videos:

Message from Vikram Talwar, former Chairman of EXL Service

Message from Rahul Deo, former Manager Operations at EXL Service and currently Service Manager at Aon Hewitt

SHELLEY ACHARYA PASSES AWAY

Shelley Acharya

                   Obituary

Guwahati, December 30: Shelley Acharya, 76, passed away on Wednesday, 22 December at Guwahati after a cardiac arrest. Her battle with cerebral stroke was long and arduous, yet she fought it with spirit and laughter.

Born in Lucknow to Dr. Sushil Chandra Acharya, a noted medical practitioner and industrialist and Lavanya Prabha Devi, she loved Shillong and had great concern for the downtrodden. 

Formerly a resident of Bhagyakul, Shillong, she was a gifted singer, home décor enthusiast and an expert cook in Indian and oriental cuisine. Shelley honed her musical skills at Sudhir Acharya and Roma Bezbarua’s Institute and her hands flowed on the harmonium keys and tanpura strings with passion and feeling. People still recall days of endless musical soirees at her residence.

Shelley was married to eminent professor Salil Krishna Acharya who in the 1950s pioneered a landmark report on the economic viability of inland water transport systems of the world for the Government of Assam. He was also the founder principal of The Shillong Commerce College.

A devoted wife and mother, she is survived by her children, Sobhan, Sangeeta, Sandeep, brother-in-law Sujit Acharya, son-in-law Monujesh Borooah and two grandsons. During her hey-days she was actively involved with voluntary organizations working for the underprivileged.

The Shraddha for eternal peace of her soul will be on Saturday, 01 January 2011, at the Kamakhya Temple. All who seek to revere her are welcome (Contact: 09707059864 / 09035995869).
          
Below is a video clip: