His handicap include 10 in Golf and a rare presence on our floor. Painfully he ensured our awareness of the intricacies of the intimacies of multinationals. A G School in the first year, his interest in academics was rapidly replaced by tennis and lobbing. His keen intellect was occupied with Rand reports, futurology, Economic Times and our politico-economic - environment--when he could spare time from genera ting catch-phrases. His cheerful wit, cool diagnostic mind and acute sensitivity conglomerate into the unique phenomenon that we know as Gopal. Wedding bells toll for him before the year end-sincere and hearty best wishes to Gopal and Nam from all of us.