KC₆₅

Prof. Chattopadhyay (or KC as we fondly know him) turned 65 years old on 26^th February 2015. As per rules, he superannuated from the institute. This was a moment for all of us to briefly pause and reflect on his long journey. To commemorate the occasion, his former students organised a two day symposium titled Metastable Microstructures and Electron Microscopy on 5^th & 6^th July 2015 in Indian Institute of Science Bangalore. As his friends and colleagues descended in Bangalore, each of them had many anecdotes and experiences to share thus making this occasion a memorable one for him and us. Though primary organizers of the event were Prof. N. Ravishankar, Prof. K. Biswas and Prof. G. Phanikumar, other former and current students actively participated in the event.

On this occasion, KC penned down the following lines to express his feelings and gratitude:

A note to thank and move ahead

Call it a milestone or a time to thank

Warmth of friendship and time we have spent

Streams of new faces, the amazing excitements

Bridges we have made through the distant lands.

Mile stone it is, a time for pause

Momentary may be from a traveller’s chores

Past we reflect with filtered memory

Nuggets we have mined to keep in treasury.

As I look around, rays have become soft

A tilted sun and it’s warm glow

Paths ahead still beckoning dreams

Travellers we are and end not in sight.

Milestones galore like a Chinese wall

And still a while for a setting sun

To spread the colour and welcoming the stars.

A time to thank

and rejuvenate the dream

Traveller we are

exploring new lands and streams

-Best wishes

K. Chattopadhyay