He turned down all requests for tributes to Pradeep Guha. Understandably. As someone who was among his closest confidantes and colleagues, Dr Bhaskar Das was devastated with the news. But we couldn’t not have asked him a question on PG as part of the Das ka Dum series. Read on…
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Q. You worked with Pradeep Guha for ever and ever. A lot has been written and spoken about him. As someone who has known him as a friend and a boss (and as someone who has seen so many more A&M industry leaders), what’s one quality of PG that you would say stands out most?
A. To me he was (can’t believe it’s already WAS) perpetually a Friend, Philosopher and Guide. My 38 years of journey with him is encapsulated in these three words. All other memories are subsumed under these superordinate qualities of my most endearing Boss. Ever grateful to him.