Dear All
It is with deep regret to inform the sad demise of Mr. Subhash Dasgupta, retired colleague.on 12 September 2022 t Hyderabad . I was informed that he had a fall about a month ago and he had a hip surgery and was progressing well. But suddenly he passed on 12 September 2022. The funeral will take place at Swarg Vatika, Trimulghery, Secunderabad at 9.30 hrs today morning.
Mr. Dasgupta started his career from UNICEF, Chandigarh and moved on to Lucknow, as Chief, and to Chennai and finally moving on to Iraq on International posting and retired from Geneva.
Mr. Dasgupta is survived by his wife, Ms. Swarna and two sons
Mr. Sameer and Mr. Sandeep.
Members may send their condolence msg directy to
Mr. Sameer Dasgupta
mob No. 9849537002
e mail: dasguptasubhash@yahoo.in
thanks
S.Ramadass
DEAR Friends,
ReplyDeleteSubhash Das Gupta moved on yesterday the 12 th September. For the past 2 months he was suffering a problem with both his lungs. His funeral was held just about now in Hyderabad.
Both our families have known each other from about November, 1967 when we worked together under the US Peace Corps and then in 1975 worked together under UNICEF-India for the Special Child Relief Programme. Subhash worked in Iraq, Nigeria and Geneva.
He was very helpful to all colleagues. Subhash created a Team to manage the Annual Retreat. ...in different parts of India
Subhash was always most considerate and helpful to one and all. He would go out of the way to be of help to colleagues. When I concluded
with the US Peace Corps, he sent me an advert from Chandidigarh on Christian Childrens' Fund in Delhi. {Nehru Place}. I served them for
three years, before returning back to UNICEF again. Subhash and Swarna ji and the children have been very helpful when we got together & when he turned 80 four years ago.
Subhash was indeed the most considerate and helpful colleague and his family became very helpful and friendly.
May his Soul rest in Peace.
Dear Subhash
ReplyDeleteDear Deshi
and Dear All:
I join you all in respectful remembrance of Subhash Das Gupta.
He was one of my best "seniors," and always a good guide. And a good friend.
I believe he taught me a lot -- and I am deeply grateful.
I think the only thing I ever "taught" him -- or at least showed him -- was how to make
"haath se banna hua" Espresso coffee.
A long while ago, in Baghdad.
He was there for UNICEF; I was visiting for an inter-faith peace movement.
Dev, you have found the right words: he has 'moved on.'
May his soul be happy and at peace -- always.
With my respects and my prayers,
Razia Ismail
Hi.
ReplyDeleteI extend my deep condolences to his wife and children on Mr Das Gupta's passing away. My husband Kumar knew him and I met him on many occasions. He was a friendly man.
May God rest his soul in peace.
Warm regards,
Rita Jagtiani
I got to know Mr Subhash Dasgupta very recently in the UNICEF retirees'meet in Bhubaneswar. Of course, I had heard of him from others and I had a mental image of him as a stern person who would not be easy to communicate with. But when I met him he turned out to be an extremely warm and charming person. Somewhat avuncular maybe. In that brief period we became quite close and we chatted about all kinds of things - about books and music and food. It was as if I had known him for a long time.
ReplyDeleteSince then he used to send me stuff on mail, mostly Bangla music audio and video clips but lots of other stuff, too. I had assumed that this stream would keep flowing.
The news of his death was abrupt. I had no idea he had been ill these last two months.
I feel deeply sad for having lost a newly acquired friend.
-Dipak
Dear all,
ReplyDeleteWords fail me how to describe Mr Dasgupta. He was a “man on the spot”, always ready to help anyone at anytime with whatever he can do.
When I joined the Chennai office, where he the State Representative, he welcomed me warmly and made me feel at ease immediately. When we moved in to our apartment he visited us to check on my wife who was eight months pregnant and spoke encouraging words and advised what to do and what not to. That showed his Humane side. I learnt a lot from him regarding office management, which I practiced with each and every upward movement in my career. He was peoples person.
His love for food was something to remember. He loved to try new cuisines and he was a perfect host.
He organised Retiree’s Retreat with his heart and soul, looking into minute details so that all the participants felt comfortable and at ease.
I shall cherish his memories all my life.
MAY HIS SOUL REST IN HEAVENLY PEACE.
OM SHANTI
In grief.
It was sad to know about the passing of Mr Das Gupta.
ReplyDeleteMy husband Sam had known him, and I had also met him on a couple of occasions. If I remember right, he was in Lucknow at the time. My memories of him are that he was a very courteous person and at the same time very jovial with an infectious smile.
May his soul rest in peace.
Myrna Dalal
Friends,
ReplyDeleteIt is so painful to come to terms with the fact that i cannot call Subhash Dasgupta any more. From the time the news came and has been reverberating in my mind i am trying to find words to pay my respects to a fine human being, and a senior colleague who I did not know very well, but who became larger than life as i got to know him later through the succesive "retreats".
When the covid related "lock down" started and most of us were house bound, he started mailing out popular film songs from old Hindi movies, and videos from a choice global stock that would bring a smile and cheer. I was lucky to be on his mailing list. I would thank him each time with a line or two and wondered how he found the time to do this. He told me he enjoyed this job-it kept him engaged and happy.
He had not been keeping well for over a year and whenever i called him to find out how he was doing I found him in high spirits. Food and cuisine from different places was his favourite topic. But I discovered another common area of interest; growing vegetables and fruits in a home garden. We discussed at length about home composting and recycling kitchen and garden waste and while I would talk about my small 300 litre composter drum, he would describe to me in great detail his two pit composting system and about growing excellent grape fruits that he enjoyed having every day. Agriculture was his speciality and he found in me a good listener and learner. He loved things to be done on a grand scale..I admired his passion to get everything right and pitch perfect. Even when health had started to fail he would not give up personal supervision and oversight of the UNICEF retreats and other gatherings that he organized.
Each time i called him he would unfailingly ask me about my mother's health and well-being. When I told him that she loves the Pankaj Mullick and K.L. Sehgal songs of yesteryears that he circulates, he would be delighted!
Subhash loved people, being with friends and colleagues, volunteering his time and his superb managerial finesse so generously.
My heartfelt condolences to Mrs. Dasgupta, and to Sandeep and Sameer.
May God give them the strength to bear this immeasurable loss.
Farewell Subhash da. Rest in Everlasting Peace. We will miss you.
Sumita
I am shocked to hear about the sad and sudden demise of Shri Subash Dasgupta ji - he was a very professional colleague and always friendly and smiling - may the departed soul rest in PEACE and may GOD give courage and strength to the family and friends to bear this ir-repairable loss, best regards, madan arora, orlando, usa
ReplyDeleteDear friends,
ReplyDeleteVery sad to know about the demise of Subhash ji. Known him as a humble, polite and very friendly colleague. He was always ready to help.
May God bless his soul.
With prayers, Narinder Sharma
Mr Dasgupta - always smiling, always motivating and in the forefront when it came to getting retirees together. His energy was enigmatic and one imagines that such a person will go on forever ….. until alas, reality strikes . Did not know him at a personal level but he drew my respect with his little gestures of thoughtfulness and outreach towards me. A wonderful human being. May his soul rest in eternal peace. My sincere condolences to the family.
ReplyDeleteThis is sad news indeed! I have known Subash from the time he joined Unicef Delhi, and have always enjoyed his and Swarna's company. He was always cheerful and optimistic; and energetic in work. Since '80, our paths diverged until we met again at the retirees' meet in Bhubaneshwar and Kochi. He was still the same. He may be gone but his friendly warmth will always be with me.
ReplyDeletePadmini
Yet another Unicef stalwart and Guru leaves for the other shore.
ReplyDeleteSubhash da's passing on closes significant chapters in all our lives - both collegial and personal.
The first time I met him as a Unicef newbie was in Chennai in the 1980s, where he was Commander-in-Chief and I was sent from PSC-INF , Delhi, to conduct a Communication Planning workshop for government personnel. He put me through a benign but detailed 1- hour grilling about what I was planning to do and exactly how. And then keenly observed its execution through 3 days. His interest in understanding the processes in depth was as impressive as his astute assessment of their potential effectiveness. During that single event I learned a GREAT deal from him about what makes things work with clients - and gained much from his guidance for years thereafter.
Later , he shared his love for Rabindrasangeet with me and Aparesh and visited us whenever in Delhi, more an affectionate DADA to the family than senior colleague. When he went to man the remote Kaduna Unicef office armed with piles of audio casettes of music, some of my favourite Rabindrasangeet collections went with him. Through the years he kept in touch by sharing his favourite music.
He reconnected after we all became retirees, sought out and brought me back into the fold with Reunions- for which I am very grateful. Who knew, that the 2020 reunion in Hyderabad, which he organised so superbly, would be the last we would have with him ?
Farewell Subhash da, with our affectionate pranams and gratitude for all that we have received from you. Your ever-smiling, calm countenance is permanently etched in all our memories.
My heartfelt condolences to Swarna ji, the children and others near and dear.. May the Lord grant them courage and strength to bear the loss.
" Na hanyate hanyamane shareere ... "
OM SHANTI
Nilanjana
Deepest condolences. May his soul rest in peace. Amen.
ReplyDeleteYesterday I was at the cremation of Mr Dasgupta.
ReplyDeleteI shared the grief of his family.
I talked to each one of them Swarna di. Sandeep and Sameer.
I also talked to Priti, his niece whom once had introduced to me, saying "she writes as well as you do".
I shared with each of them our collective grief. Many of us, I told them, would go through the emotions of having lost an elder brother.
I used to call him SDG. He sustained and developed our group. He was the spirit and the brain behind each one of our retreats. He persuaded many of us to be active in UPGI.
I knew him since the late 70s. I was privileged to be on his mailing list and received his selections of vintage soulful music both from East and West, his insightful anecdotes, and practical wisdom. He also always gave me the feeling that he counted on me.
A world without SDG. Let us plan our next reunion.
Regards,
Augustine Veliath - +918826680070
My condolences and sympathy to his lived ones. May he Rest In Peace. He was a gentleman!
ReplyDeleteHi Razia - great remembrance of some old memories - just to let you know that I was fortunate to have worked with Glan Davies in both his tenures in New Delhi and I was also one of the soldiers assigned on emergency duty to Calcutta regarding special child relief program - had to catch a flight from Delhi on Monday in the early hours of 4am to 6am and then stay in Calcutta for whole week - take last flight on Saturday reaching Delhi at about 11.--pm and then repeat the same for three months - the purpose was to procure supplies for the special child relief on emergency level; report back to Delhi on Saturday night to Gerry Lykholm (after reaching at 11pm - thereafter reaching home after midnight) - yes GOOD OLD DAYS - I am fortunate to have served UNICEF for over 43 years (longest in whole of UNICEF and second longest in whole of U.N. Best regards, madan arora, florida, usa
ReplyDeleteI was greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Subhash. As eloquently recalled by many others, he was a great 'foodie' , film buff and passionate organiser of our retiree reunions, including the latest one at Hyderabad, brilliantly arranged at short notice after the cancellation of one planned in Sri Lanka (following the Easter Sunday bombings).
ReplyDeleteAfter his latest spell in hospital and on oxygen for much of the time, Subhash knew he was on borrowed time but remained cheerful and stoic and for ever the optimist, continued planning a post Covid reunion in Kolkata.
Throughout the Covid lockdown period, Subhash kept our spirits up with a regular commentary on world affairs, his time during a distinguished Unicef career both in India and internationally - and for Rina, a fellow Bengali, a regular stream of old film and music clips, especially Rabindra Sangeet. When these stopped, we feared the worst.
We shall miss Subhash's infectious enthusiasm, remarkable recall of former colleagues and events, commitment to the Unicef ethos - and sharing his love of the good things in life.
RIP Subhash.
Rupert