It was sometime in June 2007, that I
first sat in his class, I still remember him teaching us
“Nomenclature” in Organic Chemistry, initially I was not that
impressed. This was my first impression, but this was never my last
impression.
The famour Sanskrit Subhashita which
say, “Vidya Dadaati Vinayam”, meaning Knowledge gives humility,
KNN sir was a living example of the above statement.
As time went by, I got to know him
more, his tests, his lectures were all so amazing, the “American
Way” of teaching were all so awesome. Every single thing of KNN sir
was just so awesome. I still remember that class he told about “Gay
Bars”, the class was laughing their ass off. His charismatic yet
humble persona. If I have to list the things that made me salute the
man, I am sure I wouldn't be able to complete it in a day. He not
only to taught chemisrtry, he induced great fighting spirit in us, he
made us work hard with an awesome incentive based programme “
Chocolate for scoring above 90”(I still have my collection of
chocolate wrappers). His famous line on how one should lead a life
still echoes in my mind “ Neeralli Taavare ele hegiratto haage
irbeku”, meaning one must lead life without getting bound to the
world. If ever I could revisit my past, I would definitely want to
attend those lectures of his. For me he was a Philosopher, Friend,
Role model and a teacher too..
RIP KNN Sir, end of an
era!
There can be none like you
Sir
