Dear all individuals

In about 15 days of time I am going to enter into the third age.

I would like to take this opportunity, to thank you very much individually and also collectively, for all your generous support, friendship, guidance, understanding and cooperation throughout the time from the very beginning in my education and profession for a long duration which is 18 months short of half-a-century, since my amorous introduction to Mining, a discipline of my choice, till-today. 

I got attached to mining, technically and literally coupled with historic development in it accompanying with genuine passion, emotion, dedication and romantic feeling with the discipline.

Thanks for assisting me to pursue with it and thanks for rendering me such a long-time friendship which helped me to achieve a smooth passage to the third age.

My Classes – the greatest inspirations – interacting with Young Genii, My Academics, My Projects, My Searches and Researches and My Interactions both in work and outside the work with My Teachers – academic and moral, My Mentors, My Students, and My Colleagues, My Staff members, My Superiors both in Institutions and Industries, My Industry-counterpart Colleagues and Friends, My Associates – in academics and in industries & social and cultural in India and abroad, My Time and Deeds in and with My Alma-mater -- all had been enigmatic and stupendous – which had a very special influence in my mind towards creative inspiration that steered me continuously towards the right direction, with a positive force over the edge with a feeling of awe for you all. I am proud of your contribution to me for my advancement

I thank you one and all for all the greatest of the great-memories, I am taking away with me.

I will miss you all.
I shall remember you fondly.

Thank you, individually and all collectively.

Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay (SKM)