'Teacher, mentor, activist, friend... fair and democratic, soft-spoken yet upright in his values, a booming voice that rather than supressing anyone else's - encouraged his peers, his students, family and friends to speak their minds'... these are some of the words that have been used to describe my father, Mr. Rama Rao Suresh, retired reader of Economics from Ramjas College, University of Delhi.
He lived his life embracing a million hardships with compassion and love, rejoicing and finding fun in the mundane, in little things and routines...
He was blessed with a brilliant mind and academic prowess, had the ability to take personal problems in his stride and fight social injustice with passionate zeal... he interspersed the pearls of his immense wisdom, packaged in witty one liners and sweet homeopathic pills... ever so softly and always with a beaming smile...
His was a world in which everyone had the scope to grow and become the best version of themselves...
I will miss him every day for the rest of my life... may his spirit continue to nourish us and nudge us forward...
Link to the recording of the online memorial service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmJROsmvQ7o