Sumit Gupta... bhai and friend.

Sumit Gupta
B Tech ChE IIT Kanpur.

That is my friend. The one who left today. And to think I am not gonna see him in the near future.
Terrible. Very saddening. Heart-breaking.
We were room-mates in our first semester at IITK. The 3 of us, me Vishal and Sumit formed a great trio. Going by the names of Amar-Akbar-Anthony, we were always seen together. During the 'informal introduction' period, on one Sunday we went to city at 6 am to escape the prowling seniors. Roamed around in the city and had sooo much fun. We saw Lagaan. Came back only around 6pm in the evening...
Then we also had all his songs. Bathroom time, or morning ragas... His was a digital player. On and off in a split second. And yes, his attempts at "Dil!!!! Yeh Dil !!! Deewaaa !!! " are now part of folklore...
He had something for Pandu. Always poked fun at him. But _always_ in good spirits.
His experiences with TA101!
His 'megy' , 'cane-teen', 'hole-1' , 'metch'...
Recently had something about this tsunami. We nicknamed him Tsunami Deewani.
Such a boisterous laughter that he had. And his shiny teeth.
He also shared a very close relationship with Gaurav, his roommate. And yes, it was alleged that there was an implicit understanding between them that Gaurav Singh would stay away from his netsends... We had tested this hypothesis and proved it, to the satisfaction of all the players... except the aggrieved parties of course!
Is going to Stuttgart for an internship. Might also go on for the Erasmus Program. Wishing him all the best for all of that.
I spent a lot of the previous few days with him... we were studying for OR. And I must say we worked hard. And I enjoyed every bit of the time. . . And yes, most of the time, I was wondering how life is going to be without him.
Its so strange. You make friends, then you move on. Most of them just get lost in memories. A few persist. Some keep in touch, some in active contact. I wish we stay as close together as we have always been, in hearts and minds, if not in geographies.
Missing you Sumit!