Its a sad day for its never easy to tell an abrupt goodbye to what you thought would be a long story. Nikhil Kamath as the batch of 2005 of PSBB would remember was an exceptionally brilliant guy,an achiever in every sense of the word and who had the potential to get what he wanted. Over the years I have been fortunate enough to meet some very talented people but perhaps the class of 12B was by far the most gifted set of people I have ever been lucky enough to be associated with.Nikhil was one of the best.There was always an aura of confidence about him , a cocksure attitude about his ability and he was always on the mark.This is as I remember him from four years ago and I have met few like him since then.
I always looked at the honor board in the school with a fond memory, now I shall remember Nikhil and what could have been. In a sense his loss , its just not fair. He was exceptionally gifted and motivated and these guys dont come often.
When I look back and think of Nikhil I think of brilliance,amazing mathematical skills,an excellent quizzer,motivated,achiever and whom we all thought would really go places.It has indeed been an honor to have shared a classroom with him once.He did in a sense achieve what many dont in a long time.Its a loss that we collectively mourn. This quote from Anish best sums it up for all the people who knew him and his friends…
“I thought I had all the time in the world to catch up with him.. he was a great person and a good friend.. we’ll miss u, Nikhil!!”
Sumanth Said:
on September 30, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Hi.. i came across this blog while searching online to know more about him.. really sad that he lost his life at a young age..
Sumanth Said:
on October 1, 2009 at 9:39 am
hey btw.. whats with the name of the blog – “With the fungus gone”.. is it referring to something, just curious?
sudarshna kalyanraman Said:
on October 1, 2009 at 10:26 am
@sumanth,
I just stated this blog on a day I lost a bottle of home made tomato pickle to fungus whilst I was in college.thats all. my first entry was a post on that and i just named the blog after that,for no particular reason.
srividya Said:
on October 5, 2009 at 4:13 am
Hi!
My heart goes out to his parents. I always thought they were the most fortunate ones but it has turned out that they could not have been more unfortunate than they are now.
R.I.P. Nikhil.
Mahalakshmi Ramjee Said:
on November 14, 2009 at 6:29 pm
I do not know you, yet I can say you will be a GOOD and brilliant guy. This is only because I know my student Nikhil. At a most unexpected hour God has stolen and hidden him from us. But I am sure we will find Nikhil, the Quiet, Brilliant and Dignified Nikhil with a slight measurable smile on his face’ in our hearts.
sudarshna Said:
on November 18, 2009 at 1:06 pm
@Mahalakshmi Mam,
You do know me. I am Sudarshna and you taught me in nith and tenth. iwas in the same class as aakash,anirudh guha and your daughter tripura.
Ofcourse ,Nikhil Kamath would always be remembered,he was one of a kind.