1)Destiny
is destiny,death is certain.Sad to succumb,cancer is deadly &
expensive to treat. But human life is valuable. Death ends all
relations. Friends,relations, acquaintances &
associates mourn the loss.
What a cycle it is,after various stages, one has to depart. This befell
our beloved Sri A. Balasubramanya Sastry,VP,SCZ, AIRIEF on 31/3 /2017
afternoon,as
GS,AIRIEF, Sri GKrishnaswamy says
.the disciple followed his leader Sri JMatthan who passed away same day
in the morning. Old war horses, as we call,affectionately as Balu, what
a
tremendous service he has rendered to
Pensioners fraternity, it is legion, it is many-splendoured. Beauty is
,it is so difficult for organisations & especially Pensioners
Federations to get some volunteers to man particular & specialised
jobs,
hard
to handle. That was ,at the time of General Council Meeting of
AIRIEF,now 20 years young, to record the Minutes of the meeting, a big
Register,Speaker after Speaker, after the
President calls the meeting
to order,Agenda is read out, a babel of voices,some slow, some fast,
some mumbling,so difficult to immediately make entries, the Twins were
S/Sri
A.Balasubramanya Sastry,multi-linguist,&
veteran Thiruvanthapuram late Sri Sankaran, calm & quiet &
attentive ,good at figures too, both did a Himalayan work of
recording,with
humorous repartees & advices of Balu, 'a little louder please, dont repeat what earlier Speakers have told etc,' meeting gains momentum,both check up entries & all ok for a 2-day
session, nicely becomes a Fulcrum of collective wisdom, as it were.But for these spontaneity & acceptance, when called upon.volunteers like Balu are an asset to RIEA & AIRIEF during
all these long association.
2)Balu was a simpleton, endears himself to all with his
affection & smile, his language has a natural flow, words come from
his heart,felicity of expression profound, & above all,always
free from acrimony & angry ,boisterous phrases. Sri
GKrishnaswamy conveyed that Balu was a pioneer in many ways, 12 years
as President of Bengaluru Assn, last 3 years as Patron.Sri
Nagaraj Ayya lovingly pays tribute saying that he was fortunate he was Secretary. & how Balu built up consistently Membership & finances.Such should be the qualities of a great
Leader, to inspire, to instil & to enable all to play their part.We really miss his presence & aura.He had a halo around him, as a pleasing personality, mixing & mingling with all even
during Oct 2014 EC/GC Meeting of AIRIEF,which was so well organised in all respects.
3)I
was fortunate to receive many emails from him on many matters, so
diverse,He was large-hearted in his tribute.He appreciated any
worthwhile events or concerts or prayers at
temples .Emails were crisp
& short, suggested his own ideas for improvement.I pitched upon him
& requested him to undertake an assignment as part of my endeavour
to release the 52
page Kurukshetra Booklet,wherein one
finds the painstaking, methodical work displayed by Balu.That Chapter
was entitled "Chronological Compendium of Events & Court Verdicts
&
Orders." True to his style,he did a marvellous job ,with
care & caution, devotion & dedication, in recording with
meticulous care ,in sequential order. We find such pensioners with
specialised skills are not easy to find. He was a gem of the purest ray serene. Exquisite & Wonderful Compendium from Board Resolution 14 November 2001 to Oct 2012 SC happenings
& Orders as a historical perspective & treatise of sterling success.
4)To quote Balu, "Pious intentions apart,practical consideration should be the need of the hour.Once again I
repeat
that all the Pensioners, irrespective of their affiliations ,should
continue their support solidly to realise the fruits of this long
struggle " A. Balasubramanya Let these words ring in
every
pensioners ears & let us all take it as our sacred duty to ensure
complete Pensioner Unity without any dissent or dissonance.That will be
our sankalpa today to fulfil his wishes &
tread the path he has outlined legitimately.
May
his soul rest in peace.May the Almighty shower enough courage &
fortitude to his family to bear this irreparable loss.The impending
victory of all pensioners in DHC & later in
Supreme Court must be the greatest Tribute to respect his utterances
Mournfully,
RBKISHORE
VP, AIRIEF
Las Vegas
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