Rajat was our branch opener. So, teachers had a very good impression about him. Once Prof. M.C. Chakraborty needed some work to be done. As he tried to find someone who would help him, all our classmates were trying to evade him. Finally he caught hold of Rajat -- and being a "good boy" he agreed to it. Later, we found out that he seemed to have no intention of completing the task. On asking him, he assured us that he also wasn't interested in doing it. We then asked him, why did he agree in the first place. And, came the reply from our man of few words: "Soujanna muulak" -- from then on he always carried that name on his back.

He is currently working in Cadence, San Jose.

He can be reached at rajatsm@hotmail.com.