I write this with a deep sense of loss at the passing of our 1970 IIMA batchmate, Raghav Rao, who was so many different things to us and epitomised the sense of camaraderie we have enjoyed over the last 50 odd years.

Raghav aka Rags was the cement and glue binding all 106 of us Batchmates over the years with newsletters, updates, missives, podcasts and reminders through the Whatsapp Group that he created for us.

As our Class Rep he took the flak but kept the flag of the 1970 Batch flying high and he was missed terribly by all at our last reunion in Bengaluru for his lively sing-a-longs with his guitar, witty one-liners, being the batch conscience-keeper and for his fundraising skills. I learnt how to do crosswords and anagrams from Rags 52 years ago, in the back row of classes on Production Planning and Control, a daily habit I am grateful for.

SUNAAD is a lively Group of amateur performers brought together by Tara Kini, a Dhrupad singer herself, for their love of Hindustani music. Sunaad was engaged to perform Kathopanishad through song and narrative at our last Reunion. The performance kept all of us in the audience enthralled.

Roy Zachariah (Raghav’s son-in-law) did a good job with the lights. Raghav’s daughter Arati would have been part of this troupe under normal circumstances. For this performance, she was in the audience with her mother, Champaka. Tara Kini Dedicated the show to Raghav – a fitting tribute.