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To Sir, with Love.

" कर्म्न्येवधिकरस्ते   मा  फ़लेसु   कदाचन  
मा कर्मफ़लहेतुभ्रुमा  ते  सद्गोस्त्वकर्मनि "

"You have a right to perform your prescribed action, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your action. Never consider yourself the cause of the results of your activities, and never be associated to not doing your duty"

Pattanayak Sir

The above two lines from “Bhagwad Gita” aptly summarizes your professional life. With your selfless dedication and unrelenting spirit, you have amazed and inspired us. The zeal for hard work combined with your inquisitiveness of a child helped us unlearn many things and relearn them. Perseverance and dedication has been your constant companion. Your clarity in thought and eye for details has been our guide as well as saviour. Your readiness to listen to the naïve and learn new things from a younger generation, at an age when people tend to preach, shows a rare side of your persona. Among the chaos we all brought in, your presence was the calmness we needed.

On retrospection, after an envious journey of 36 years, you should be proud of your contribution towards the corporation. And along the way you have shaped and inspired many a young minds.

At the onset of a new beginning in your life, we pray for sound health and happy times ahead for you along with you family.

Wishing good luck to a man we admire.

Technical Services Team
Mathura Refinery

(I had written this piece when we were planning a farewell gift for Pattanayak Sir when he superannuated.  We wanted to frame this after everybody's signature and gift it to him. Unsure of the final fate of the note, I decided to publish it. Pattanayak Sir was my Chief Manager till he retired on 31st Aug'12. He was Senior Manager in Technical Services Department in Mathura Refinery, when I joined. After working separately in different departments for five years, I had the privilege of working under him since Aug' 11 till his retirement. He is also the first boss of my professional life to grant me leave, and on a lighter note, it is one of the many reason I admire him.)


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