And thus it ends

Dilip Kalra is finally bidding adieu to US. Atleast for now that is! After completing 3 years in Auburn Hills, he has decided that India is the place to be for the time being. His reasons are both professional and personal, but the post is not about that.

I have a few very close friends, but in the workplace Dilip is definitely the closest. It has taken us few years to reach a level where I can understand what he means when he messages 'iwbti2m'. And it would take years to reach that level with someone else, if at all that happens. Anyway, so why so much fuss about Dilip? Well, here's something about him - he is a kind of guy you want to be around. The qoute 'Ek anaar aur so bimaar' was made for him I guess. He is funny, enthusiastic, smart and caring. All of us have one or more of these qualities, but it is rare to see all of them in one person.

Ofcourse we had our share of fights. But as per my philosophy, you fight with people who are close to you. And the closer you are, the worse the fights. Anyway this is not about the fights either. It is about how over time you can get close to someone, and give them a special place in your lives. In these relations, distance doesn't matter. You can meet them years later in a third country and feel the same closeness as you once had.

So Dilip, just wishing you all the best. Hope you get all that you wanted .It can be a tough call as the things you wanted changed every day - from being a local neta, to open a business, to develop a village, to quit working and start teaching and what not. Wishing that you achieve anything you desire and more.