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A Tribute To A Legend Of Il

Discussion in 'Snippets of Life (Non-Fiction)' started by satchitananda, Feb 13, 2018.

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Feb 14, 2018 #41

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VaniVyas said: ↑

I never knew virtual friend can even moisten your eyes. Though we never spoke or met some casual messages were always a delight. I never knew what he is going through.. Always requested him to post at least one thread in two weeks and he cheerful agreed.
Through his thread he always gave us a glimpse of his life, his house, garden, dog and mentioned about being lucky with two daughters... I am going to logoff for some days..
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I don't believe virtual relationships are any weaker than real life ones, Vani. Eventually, it is real people who populate the virtual world too.

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VaniVyas said: ↑

What I am reading.... After logging into IL after a long time...

Wish it is false....
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If wishes were horses Vani .....

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Very sorry to hear this Satchi. He has always been a gentleman, easy to reach out to. Also, he had no hesitation in encouraging anyone here.
Kudos to his courage and spirit and above all, his great attitude! -rgs
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Totally agree, RGS.

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Kamalji is alive in his humorous snippets. May God give strength to the family. May his soul RIP

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Kamalji is alive in his humorous snippets. May God give strength to the family. May his soul RIP
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He will always be remembered around the world with a smile.

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OMG
This is shocking.. Honestly this is unbearable. Did I miss somewhere.
He has been a great person. He lives through his blogs. I always see him as an idol for optimism. Can never be forgotten.
RIP Kamalji..
@satchitananda -- great salutation to kamalji

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Sangeetha, he must be regaling others wherever he is now. RIP.

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One of the most dynamic poster of IL. I am at loss of words. @Kamalji : You have made 1000's of people smile and laugh with your witty and humorous posts. RIP. Strength to his Family. IL has lost one of the gems.
Will miss your posts Kamalji.

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Kamalji, your parting is a great tragedy. It may have come as a great relief to you but it has plunged us in deep sorrow. We both started writing for IL in the same year but you have galloped far ahead of me. You kept posting new threads even when you were chronically sick. You posted your last blog Badboo And Khushboo on 10th December last year when you were in the final stages of your great fight against a deadly disease.
Your abiding interest for Music and Humour gave you a classic sheen. You flooded us with great songs of Mohd.Rafi and Kishore Kumar who you adored. Your sense of humour gave you a distinction that was very special. There was no post by you without a string of jokes.
I'll miss you Kamalji. I'll miss you more than anybody would.
Sri

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I received a friend request on IL - my very first one. I looked at the name. It was a male. I had just replied in light vein to one of his snippets. His name was Kamalji. Should I accept the request or should I not? Well, let me see. Based on the exchanges on the thread, he seemed to be a decent sort. If he turned out otherwise, I would block him. So I went on to accept the request and that was the beginning of what turned out to be 6 years of one of the best friendships of my life.

"What say? Haha". This makes me smile as I think of this person who regaled us with his earthy humour and simple snippets based on down to earth practical experience. We all had our agreements and disagreements with him, but he was clear about his point of view. The "Sindhi businessman" to put it in his own words always had the most practical advice to give.

We used to play Scrabble. I taught him the game and after that, he always gave me a sound thrashing whenever we played. Rare were the occasions when he let me win.

The year was 2012. Those days there was no Whatsapp. So we used to chat on Facebook. He told me that he was going to be operated for bladder cancer. He sailed through the treatment, was cleared and went back to leading his life as before - doing whatever he could to help people in whatever way he could and making everyone smile.

October 2015 was the first time I met Kamalji and his family in Jaipur. Cheeniya sir with his wife, OJ-da with his wife, Arunarc, Mindian, Kelly and I had all been for his daughter's wedding. What a time we had! Such a memorable visit.

March 2017 the illness relapsed. He came to Mumbai where he and his wife were with his mother (an octogenarian), his brother, sil and nephew. He underwent chemotherapy and immunotherapy and put up a gallant fight. Unfortunately it did not work. Those whom the Gods love die young. God does not like to share them with us for too long. Kamalji was in his early 60s. Still too early to go. He had plenty to give the world and he had thousands of friends who all loved him dearly.

I met him in Mumbai on the 5th of January 2018 as soon as I heard that he was not doing well. Thank God I had the opportunity. "Satchi, the doctors have given me only a few months to live. This is the last time you are seeing me" he told me in the most matter of fact tone. Till just 10 days ago, he'd send us lots of jokes, songs and forwards on whatsapp. Not once did he complain about his pain. Even 10 days ago, when he was still in a position to talk, he gave me some really sound financial advice on phone. Need I say more?

He was blessed to have his entire family around him and they kept him cheerful with games, parties etc. In that he was blessed.

May his soul rest in peace. God give strength to his family in this time of grief. So many of his blogger friends have been bereaved. We have lost a very good friend, the likes of whom are not easy to find.
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I too am deeply saddened that Sri Kamalji is no more in our midst as he has been called by the maker to regale another world or another part of universe which is reeling under monotony. Though I had the opportunity to browse only few of his great posts interspersed with caustic, pungent, vitriolic, humour with word play that kept pace with moving times, I could visualise the quantum of rib tickling laughter he could have generated among his followers in IL & elsewhere over the decades.
2. Madam Sathchianand sister’s and my senior brother mr Cheenia’s tribute and remembrances would stand out as they seemed to be known to Sri Kamalji at close quarters.
3. I join with other IL’ites in their sincere prayer to Almighty to give strength to
Bereaving and grieving members of His family.

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