Sunday, June 14, 2009

Ladies and Gentlemen, Introducing.. before it gets too late.. Samik Basu!!!

Ok, so the date of Samik da's final departure (tsk tsk.. from Boston, if u had any other doubts...) is almost around the corner!! And this blog has been created to preserve these final moments forever.. oh well, as long as google survives, to be precise. And I have been told to introduce Samik da, at least for those readers of this blog who might not know him already.

So here is what I could come up with, based on my 25 years of experience (Sorry people, thats an inside joke that only Renuka Wariyar understands :P), in trying to describe this charismatic individual who is an effective negotiator, one who can analyze negotiation situations, develop a strategic plan for effective harnessing of synergy at various levels, can help you gain an intellectual understanding of second derivatives of conversations, develop interpersonal strategies for increasing your human capital, and increase your emotional intelligence:

His favourite song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tH32hZxyfk

His favourite movies: movies without: Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan, Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt, Preity Zinta, Madhuri Dixit, Kajol, Aishwarya Rai, Kapoor sisters, Rani Mukherjee, and preferably any such name which people would have heard of.
Bring him a movie directed by Kundan Shah, and acted upon by K.K.Raina, Deepa Shah, with music by Bhagwan Maaji, and i bet he will love it!

His favourite drinks: Scotch- only Laphroaig, Wine- we don't quite know how to spell it, but I know its from Chile (at times he ends up liking California wines served specially on British Airways), and these are considered only when he runs out of his mahua supplies.

His favourite vegetable: zucchini

His favourite activity in Association for India's Development: printing fliers! (We are already worried about where to get fliers printed from after he leaves)

His favourite phrase: "So,..so.. see.. no, no.. see, you have to understand why.. "

I think I should stop here, otherwise the next few days will be really unhealthy for me. But please feel free to put in your valuable comments.

Thanks!