It is really sad that Koteshwar Rao sir has passed away yesterday suffering a heart attack. Those of us who were fortunate enough to be his students know how much he meant to all of us. He was undoubtedly the best teacher I have seen in my life. His teaching philosophy inculcated passion for the subject and rarely do we come across teachers with such a firing passion for their subject. The tiny little math I know today (esp combinatorics, quadratic equations, real analysis) is because of this great soul. I do not know if I can write anymore about him. But I can say that the world has lost a great mathematician and more than that a great inspirer. Every batch has their share of anecdotes about him, their funny moments, their goof ups, the way they remember S. Chand bashing, therpooooores, balla guddings and rickshaw pulling.
Sir, we might have never had a chance to tell you this but we hope you knew it all along: we love you and respect you. We owe the passion we have for our work to you, we owe the logical thinking to you. We miss you a lot more than you could have imagined.
posted by Shashi Kiran @ 7:50 AM
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