Goraksh gets a job

I met Goraksh for the first time on 9th January 2005 at Bangalore. I was looking for a dig near Electronic City and Soumya had called him up for help. Now this guy had a test/presentation that day (he was studying at NCST, Bangalore) and yet he managed to sniff out a very good (under the circumstances) place for Sid, Sittu & me which is where we stay to this day. I really needed that place desperately and on that day itself & Goraksh was like a God send. Our friendship grew during meetings at the mess where we ate dinner. He seemed perpetually busy & I often wondered how he coped with his huge workload. Came across as a really down to earth, easy going, fun to be with person.

Last Wednesday, 7th April Sittu informed me that he & his room partner Meghdoot had both managed a job at Tata Power during Campus Placements. Both were required to join at Bombay by the 15th of this month itself. This is the mail he sent me yesterday -

"Hi guys/gals,

the most naughtiest frd of urs has got a job in TATA POWER COMPANY LTD (Strategic Electronic Division). So i m leaving NCST Bangalore. I m going to join the company by 19th of apr. My posting is in AAMCHI MUMBAI.

Goraksh V. Bedarkar

C-DAC,

(NCST)BANGALORE-560100

Mb : 09886777405"

The guy seemed really happy. I was happy for him too. It's nice when you see that nice guys don't necessarily come last. All the best buddy. It was nice knowing you. Enjoyed the short time we spent knowing each other.

And so I part company with another co traveller on the journey called life. Hope I get to meet him sometime in future though! Maybe when I go to Bombay to meet Swapnil, Mayukh, Bobby, Pappu, Abhijit, Archana.......man, I know lots of people in Bombay!