21 January 2025

My beloved brother

Ramesh, my beloved brother passed away yesterday and his mortal remains were cremated this morning. His death is an irreparable loss to me and to Jyothi, my sister. 

It would have been good if I had passed away instead of him. He was 7 years younger than me.

He was an excellently handsome person internally and externally. 

He had held senior management posts in several companies after obtaining silver medal in MA Defence Studies, followed by Postgraduate Diplomas in Marketing Management and Human Resources Management from the reputed Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan. 

He lastly served as Senior Vice President (HRM) in URC Constructions, a Construction Company headquartered in Erode, Tamilnadu.

(He was a very simple person, like his neighbour Dr Pandiaraja, a highly qualified Sidhha Doctor, and my landlord and his wife, who are highly qualified Engineers). 

He was a Shree Krishna devotee to such an extent that he had kept Lord Shree Krishna's image as his WhatsApp profile photo.

My beloved mother was kind and simple. She  used to say that we should not hurt any one, should ignore if any one behaves badly to us, and consider only the goodness in any one. My beloved brother inherited these qualities. 

My beloved father was a hard working headmaster in Government  higher secondary schools; he was a keen sportsman (who continued playing lawn tennis years after his retirement). My beloved brother inherited these qualities.

He was a great physical and emotional support to me. His demise has left a lasting impact in my life. 

I experience unbearable mental pain and a heavy heart as I write this post. 

I pray to God to let me die as early as He wishes. I am unable to bear my mental pain.

I wish that my beloved brother's soul rests at the Lotus Feet of Lord Shree Krishna.

My brother in 2017:

My brother in 2022:

During reception of his daughter's wedding. From R to L: My sister Jyothi, myself and my beloved brother.

He always bore a nice smile.

Jai Shree Krishnaa🙏.


 

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I am a retired K-12 Education Management Professional. I have worked at different levels in K-12 school systems, textbook publishing, elearning and Education NGOs. I have held memberships in The Association for Science Education (UK), American Association of Physics Teachers and The Malaysian Institute of Physics. I hold a 1st class B Sc Degree in Physics followed by B Ed [English and Physical Science] and M A [Childcare and Education] degrees. My published works include 59 articles in teacher development magazines in India and the US and a book entitled `Creative Classrooms and Child Friendly Schools' (listed in Amazon). This book is almost an anecdotal account of my professional experience in six countries (including Cambodia where I worked as Technical Adviser to the Ministry of Education, Youth And Sports). I served as mentor in the Certificate of Teaching Mastery Program offered by Teachers Without Borders.