My Professor, a genius

 

^{My Professor, a genius}

 

^{A smiling face}

^{glittering his grace,}

^{a spectacle as an ornament}

^{proclaiming his talent}

^{as a student, studious}

^{on his interests, his focus}

^{with an grasping power enormous}

^{smoothly sails, he journey, arduous}

^{a professor of eminence at eighty}

^{with the urge of a student at twenty}

^{Benign gait}

^{love and kindness in spate}

^{lithe, lanky, handsome}

^{with aplomb, awesome}

^{a benign  mortal frame}

^{a creation, none can blame}

^{smart, energetic, ever agile}

^{with focus and words, never fragile}

^{him, gems of talents adorn}

^{thast can match none}

^{a non-smoker, a non-alcoholic}

^{with a virtuous lifestyle, his basic}

^{with all the characteristics of Gurus, epics adore}

^{over  present teachers his traits score}

^{maintained he, thus, since the age of twenty}

^{till this age, when he is over eighty}

^{a guru of benign caliber}

^{as  the Hindu epics color}

^{specially crafted in heaven}

^{to aid His illusory creation}

^{His unique concentration}

^{made his success, certain}

^{His tenacity is well proven}

^{by his international recognition}

^{his thirst for his profession}

^{from his teenage, it has begun}

^{he is our Dr Dash, the beloved professor}

^{a guru, a guide, and an inspiring motivator}

^{appearing at a time}

^{when no engineer could climb}

^{to the top rung for a Doctoral degree}

^{when also, hardly, we could see}

^{in international journal of repute}

^{that Indian engineers could contribute}

^{P hd s, eighty and  paper six hundred}

^{an unachievable feat he crafted}

^{his students in thousands}

^{décor the earth as his garlands}

^{as captains of industries}

^{to prosperity, holding the keys}

^{as teachers and researchers}

^{as the future civilization builders.}

^{The tree of his earthly contribution}

^{luxuriantly grows and is bound to grow on and on.}

 

^{The best graduate}

^{of the entire Orissa state}

^{with option open, plenty}

^{from bureaucracy to chances, across sea}

^{preferred he, an engineering subject}

^{to be a teacher as his object}

^{and seizing this opportunity}

^{to grasp its in-depth beauty}

^{pronouncing it as infinite}

^{humbly surrendering his limit}

^{toward the end of his glorious career}

^{revealing it to a student, dear}

^{at Chennai, visit to sea shore}

^{his humility from the heart’s core}

^{At his teens with determination}

^{he travelled to IISC, his destination}

^{the journey and separation were perilous}

^{tackled it by  a Baleshore boy, ambitious}

^{for graduation and post-graduation}

^{to fulfill his noble ambition.}

^{and joined in Nineteen hundred sixty-four}

^{at REC Rourkela as a lecturer, senior}

^{then as our teacher at our Alma mater.}

^{Reminisce I those days from my memory corridor.}

^{Started and superannuated his career,}

^{serving thirty-seven years at  my Alma mater}

^{foregoing overseas offers}

^{with alluring salaries and exposures}

^{He served his state and our Alma-mater}

^{Salute, we all alumni and the society, the professor}

^{Sambalpur university}

^{to our pride and glee}

^{conferred him doctoral degree}

^{as first engineer, a pride place in her history}

^{After superannuation}

^{mammoth was his contribution}

^{for an unbelievable period of a quarter century}

^{illustrating his lifestyle managenent glory}

^{shaping private technical institutions}

^{in threir pursuits to aid nations' prosperity}

^{with engineering graduates having technical ability}

^{that he did for some time as a vice chancellor of an institute}

^{which he gave up for his research for concentration, brute}

^{Sir! Salute I your for your chosen ambition}

^{and services and sacrifices that, us, stun}

^{your achievements are unique}

^{that for ages history will speak}

 ^{His career lasting over six decades}

^{to appreciate it, fail all accolades}

^{From the best institution}

^{with the highest degree in technical education}

^{he had the option}

^{for the best in a man’s life’s ambition}

^{but he chose to be a teacher}

^{with perks and salaries, mesgre}

^{a choice a sacrifice}

^{to laud it no tribute can suffice.}

^{we revere our teacher}

^{on par with the creator, the Master}

^{the sustainer and annihilator}

^{as per the Hindu philosophy, our hearts harbor}

^{He deservingly fits for such propitiation}

^{we his students and his, associates in unison.}

^{Blessed I am to be his student}

^{and for a brief period colleague in the department}

^{his teachings, spoken and unspoken}

^{served me as a divine beckon}

^{to travel in this life span of six decades}

^{sailing over many blockades.}

^{Console I myself to arrest my inner sigh}

^{that man is mortal and is sure to die,}

^{age and time rob man of his power, vital}

^{with low immunity, a simple ailment can be lethal}

^{giving sufferings and hellish pain}

^{burdened it with strenuous mental strain}

^{prefer a man to leave the physique tattered and worn}

^{to see a new life as a baby newly born}

^{let us bid farewell, Prof Das, with our good wishes}

^{that a parting soul intends after its mortal body perishes.}

^{Hey Professor, you are the Lord's messenger}

^{your association we will long forever}

^{The Hindu philosophy speaks}

^{In life, four pursuits a man seeks}

^{living with virtues divine,}

^{having wealth, benign,}

^{fulfilling desires material}

^{to live with bliss in life, mortal}

^{ultimately aiming at liberation}

^{after death to have heavenly fun}

^{Analyze I Professor Dash’s achievements}

^{in every pursuit, I see his contentments.}

^{Sixty years of conjugal harmony}

^{with Madam Dah’s heavenly company}

^{walking with Proff Dash shoulder to shoulder}

^{two sons and their offspring, they could nurture}

^{to spread their conjugal fragrance abroad}

^{at all such achievements, we are overawed.}

^{“ Hey Madman We hail your share in Prof Dash’s contribution.}

^{Pray the Lord to give you the strength to endure the pang of separation.”}

^{Sir! your mortal frame}

^{consumed by sacred flame}

^{vanished into five primordial  elements}

^{but will continue to glitter on mortal earth, your brilliance.}

^{Pay we, our gratitude to the Lord}

^{on the earth, blessings He had poured}

^{through Prof Dash, a genius}

^{to spread your divine fragrances.}

^{Hey Lord! You we pray}

^{for Mr Dash’s blissful stay}

^{in your abode}

^{whom with bent knee head bowed}

^{convey we, our gratitude, earnest}

^{appealing you for ensuring his blissful rest.}

 

^{P K Routray}

^{1970 batch NIT Rourkela}

^{in the service of thre Lord}

 

 

( Prof P K Dash is my Professor. He left for the heavenly  abode  on 18th Nov 2025)