My Professor - Dr. Martin

3 decades ago when I met you the first time,

a towering personality you looked, sturdy and divine.

As I beheld your form with my inept intellect & meek looks,

your inspiring speech rekindled me to immerse in books.

So awestruck was I and called you a “walking encyclopedias”,

your intriguing skills & wisdom helped me generate better ideas.

Gifted were you with impeccable eloquence and a powered assertive voice,

which doused my negative thoughts, emotions and erased the mental noise.

A man of quotes were you who used them with a smooth drift

so powerful were they to resolve every student’s intellectual rift.

The quotes with your insights upsurged my intellectual evolution

a tribute to you I pen them, as my life transforming solution.

Your first quote “don’t give up your life until you finish serving the nation”

made me dive deep, learn & specialize in India’s Public Administration.

“You can choose anything in life, but not your parents” was your next one,

which made me respect, admire and adore them to become their worthy son.

“Life is not a bed of roses, it comes with thorns too” said you with heavy heart,

it taught me to accept life’s highs & lows whenever they came in sudden spurt.

“Knock the door once if it doesn’t open then break it”was one quote so tricky,

thus I realized being a resilient seeker keeps the mind from being murky.

When once I asked you “I want to change myself is it good to change”

your 3 sentences that followed were striking and strange.

“Change is in the gain and gain is in the change.”

“Change is temporary but transformation is permanent”

“Go for transformation young man for a wider opportunity range”.

Your quotes are not hearsay but chiseled inscriptions on my heart,

they’ve transformed my naïve disposition to become really smart.

Until I reached you, I was the mud trampled under the feet of many,

you then moulded me, baked me & dressed me with qualities so many.

Today as I stand tall with knowledge, skills, successes and achievements galore,

all attributed to you for educating, grooming, coaching, mentoring, guiding & more

Appreciating you for living by your life’s principle “Not educating a seeker is THE greatest sin”

With reverence I bow, as you make me feel proud to be YOUR student Prof. Martin.

This poem is dedicated to you Sir, written with love, appreciation, admiration, adoration & reverence

 Dr. Avinash Salgar

21st July 2014

My Teacher, My Guide & Role Model - A Letter written on how I feel about him

Dear Sir,

The ascent of “the master and student legacy” has been a blessing to the whole world. The relationship of excellence between the master and the student depicted in completeness by Dronacharya and Arjuna has been the focal point of my life with you gracefully occupying the seat of the great master. A master who has bestowed his knowledge coupled with distilled wisdom of ages to ensure, that, I as a student excel and make you proud. There is more to you as a person which is difficult to put in words. However, some that have outshone you in my eyes have been penned here to show my admiration to you as a wonderful unforgettable master.

You are an “incorrigible optimist”, a quality that very few live by and this is the central force that rekindles optimism in people around you. And if “motivation” has a name then it has to be “Prof. Martin” as you are an epitome of motivation, who has ignited lives of many including mine. To call you a “walking encyclopedia” is the greatest joy for me as I see many who have tasted that elixir of knowledge from the vast ocean of experiential wisdom that you behold. As a “versatile author” your writings have etched and inscribed the subject in each students mind never to fade from their memory. There are lots that I have learnt from you consciously and unconsciously, that I treasure till this day. I have always revered you as “a value driven educationist” who has found ways to make quality education available to all and making their life beautiful and worthwhile. And it is this ideology that helped me evolve into a cherished corporate trainer and a Learning & Development specialist today. An “eloquent Speaker” are you who moves minds and transforms lives of listeners, some of whom have become contributive visionaries. Each quote of yours resounds in my life each day thereby refining me and my life towards becoming a worthy individual. Being a “gifted humorist”, your cheerful disposition is highly contagious, it lightens the heavy hearts, revitalizes distraught emotions, relieves internal agony and creates an atmosphere where people begin to feel their “life is beautiful”. Such a quality is rare to find and I guess I have silently had my share of benefits from the timely, wise & witty humour in each of your sessions.  Your monetary, physical, intellectual, emotional, moral and spiritual contributions definitely make you a “bundle of compassion” who has devoted his entire life to uplift students and raise their lives far above mediocrity. I can vouch of being one such benefactor.

You to me are a “god incarnate” who has helped me in resurfacing my hidden talents and re-created me to what I am today. You have nurtured me into becoming a worthy individual in the eyes and lives of my parents raising much above their expectations. You have destroyed my ignorance, my helplessness, my apprehensions and fears, my unproductive attitude, my self-limiting beliefs and most importantly refurbished my ego with your unstinted coaching and mentoring. When these three attributes “creating”, “nurturing” and “destroying” culminate, the form that emerges out can be no lesser than GOD. No wonder in Hinduism it is transcribed “Achaarya Devo Bhava” which means “Teacher is the manifestation of god”, hence you so truly deserve and hold this position in my life. You certainly have played a variety of roles in my life as – a teacher, a guide, a friend, a philosopher, a coach, a mentor and sometimes as a parent too. Each distinctly carved and chiseled the jagged edges and brought in finesse in all the aspects of my life.

Just as it is difficult to explain how a “tree” is in a “seed”, so also your persona the radiance of which can be felt and experienced but very hard to pen into words. You certainly are a blessing to me Sir and gods have been kind in this matter to me. If god were to offer me a boon, I would certainly ask him to bless this entire world with dedicated “Teachers” like you or in our language “Gurus” adorned with unfathomable knowledge, wisdom, experience, eloquence, compassion, a sense of purpose, vision, undeterred drive, willingness to share, power to inspire and above all the power to let go such that tired, disillusioned, hungry souls evolve into worthy personalities. Thank you for everything that you have given me Sir, you certainly mean a lot to me.

Seeking your blessings always from your ardent student,

Dr. Avinash Salgar 

21st July 2014

Birthday Wishes written to my wonderful people...

आदरणीय गिरीश जी - Chairman MIMMB,

सूरज की पहली किरण लायी खबर आपके जन्म दिन का,

तो प्रस्तुत हुआ हूँ  लेके मैं शुभ कामना अपने मन का।  

छोटीसी ये दुआ मांगता हूँ मैं अपने रब से, 

हर इच्छा  पूर्ण हो जो माँगो आज अपने दिल से। 

सौ साल से भी आगे जिए और रहे आप स्वस्थ सदा,

हर सपना आपका साकार हो छोटा हो या बड़ा।  

कठिनाई की न भनक लगे और खुशहाल हो आपका जीवन,

खिली-खिली मुस्कानों से सदा आपका मन रहे यौवन। 

श्रेयस, तेजस, यशस, कीर्ति हमेशा अलंकृत करे आपको,

पघ पघ पर आपकी सफलताएँ प्रेरित करे हम सबको। 

आशा करता हूं की आपका ये दिन हो खुशियों से भरा,

ऐसा ही अगले साल तक हर पल गुज़रे प्यारा प्यारा। 

भैया जी सदा बानी रहे भगवान की कृपा आप पर,
यह शुभिछा है लिखी मैंने इस शुभदिवस के अवसर पर।  

Happy Birthday to you!! - 25/08/2016

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Avisha - My Team Member at McAfee (Intel) 

क्षणों की रफ़्तार से आपका एक साल बीत गया,

और साल की इस हसीन दिन पे ला पहुँचाया।

जन्म का ये दिन हो आपको मुबारख,

तोफे और बधाईयों का बौछार हो दिन के आखिर तक।

इतना अच्छा गुज़रे इस दिन कि, ये सदा रहे यादगार,

यादों मे इन खुशियों के पंक्तियाँ हमेशा हो बरकरार।

आपके इस जन्मदिन के अवसर पर यही है हमारी तमन्ना,

की जब भी ये दिन आये McAfee की इस Team को कभी मत भूलना।

हम सबको याद रहेंगी आपका हर सहयोग Avisha,
आगे भी आपके हर योगदान से इस Team की हो तरक्की हमेशा।

Wishing you a great day Ahead - Happy B'Day to you. - 2012


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