In the dorm entity, he was a "Bihari". A confirmed socialist, his taking of PPID course and talk of 'our' BHEL was seen as a major policy deviance. His Hindi classes with Murali, the lone student, would be remembered well for thier learning value - to Mahesh of course. He firmly maintains that work experience should be measured in crore days—where crore represents the Co's turnover in crores and days - the number of days a person "works". Mahesh reminiscences about his suitcase ( which was stolen at Ajmer ) and, with a far-away look, talks, of his kurta and pyjamas, and Anthony Dearden Vancils MCS (Cost - 14.95). A master buller he usually operates at the "feelings" level.