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Impermanence of life - Pragnesh Ruparel

 The day opened with a rude shocker on our school FB Group ,that Pragnesh Ruparel a close friend of  mine ever since I was 10 passed away this morning through an arrest on his heart while on a morning walk . 

Even last night he was celebrating the fact that the BJP was on a road to victory in Bengal and I as usual was taking a friendly dig at him . A man of strong convictions he remained a diehard RSS supporter with a desire to bring about economic development in Bengal much in the lines of Gujarat . This obviously lead to his leg often being pulled by his Bengali friends . 

A staunch and true blue Xaverian , his father also happened to be an alumnus of our Alma Mater ,the prestigious St Xavier's Collegiate School in Calcutta . Prganesh was a man of stout built in school and carried a lot of physics prowess. He never misused the same , until he was forced to size down a bully who had joined from Don Bosco Park Circus . After declaring victory , he took the bully out for lunch . 

Pragnesh even to this day had a beautiful collection of Tintin & Asterix comics. He also recommended pdfdrive.com to me from where I have downloaded over 500 books  . 



The five qualities that I have learnt from him include : 

1.Be consistent and strong in your views after backing them with facts 

2.Be strong but never misuse your power 

3.Spend a lot of time reading 

4.Focus on your strengths. After burning his fingers in the stock market in the early 90s ,he never visited the stock markets again . 

5.Commitment and hard work . He worked earlier for Emami and later for Bennett and Colemann. Always remained dedicated and hardworking and committed to his tasks . 

I consider myself fortunate to have him in my life and I would like to imbibe his life philosophies as we continue to move ahead. 

A true devotee of Lord Krishna , Pragnesh I am sure will attain Divinity and I will continue to pray for his peaceful onward journey . 

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