Birth date: Aug 9, 1956 Death date: Oct 18, 2018
Vishwanath Gopalan passed away on the 18th of October 2018 at the age of 62 years in St. Lukes Hospital in Houston after complications from a heart attack suffered eleven months ago. He was born in New Delhi, India on August 9, 19 Read Obituary
I was his neighbour in Calcutta. I was also in his school but a few years behind him. His was an act the entire pada (neighbourhood) wanted to emulate but none came even close. Why can't u be like viswanath was what I was asked by my parents. He was the role model. And for the girls in the neighbourhood, it was Sudha.
Vishwanath was my classmate in South Point High School. I am very sad to learn about his untimely demise. He was so bright, and so humble, and always appreciative of everyone around him. May he RIP. My condolences to the family he leaves behind.
I knew Vishwanath in Kolkata when he used to come down to South India Club, Hindustan Road, to play table tennis. Met him again in IITK when he was in the 4th year and I had just joined. He was such a nice person that his departure has given me a major shock. Just heard about it yesterday from his classmate in IITK.
I knew Vishwanath as a batchmate in IITK. As our rooms were located in the same wing of Hall1 in our final years, we became good friends. We often went for meals together to the mess and for late night chaais to the hostel canteen. He was the table tennis champion of the institute and he taught me table tennis. Never got to meet him after 1978 when we graduated.
RIP dear friend. I will cherish memories of our shared years.
Deepak Sharan
Dear Bhavani - We are so sorry for the loss of Vishwanath Uncle. You have our deepest condolences during this trying time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Please take care.
Phalgun, Nick & Family
Dear Bhavani,
Our heartfelt condolences to you & your family. I still feel Vishwanath is going to deliver the farm fresh A2 Desi milk from Alvin to our home this Saturday ! Life is riddled with puzzles that we cannot fathom as the yatra of the Atma is long & changes course from birth to birth. You are highly spiritual & aware. We pray for your comfort, peace & joy
Sudha, Rajan, Kavya & family
Dear Bhavani,
My heartfelt condolences! Vishwanath was a wonderful human being with a great sense of humor. He was very charitable and very good listener. May you find a special purpose in your life and find peace & love at all times!!
Lovingly,
Shivaprakash
As we prepare ourselves for the funeral of our dear Vish, we set about giving a long goodbye, not just to this adorable gentleman but also to the part of us that went with him. With all his distinctions in his professional and personal life, the memories he left pertaining to his politeness, cheerful countenance, his eagerness to know things, his tendency to thank people are remarkable. Death is a therapeutic modality when you are tired of your body. The medical profession is not taught how to deal with death. In medicine, death is a failure. After nearly eleven months of struggling, Vish breathed his last. Let us pray the Almighty to console all of us during this grieving.
Grief is like the volume knob on a radio: when a loved one dies, the loudness reaches its peak. Over time, the intensity eases. Grief may fade, but it never goes away. We can pour our grief into monthly and annual rituals. Registering our feelings here in this Website also can facilitate healing to a greater extent.
As the Isa Upanishad reveals :
“Who sees all beings in his own Self
and his own Self in all beings,
loses all fear.”
And so, once in the stream, the life of preparation ends, the life of defense ends, the measuring of individual traits ends. Fear somehow gives way to trust; control evaporates into surrender. The fish and stream are for the moment one. The sacred moment and God are always the same. There is nothing else to live for - even the declaration changes, for it is no longer a ‘living for’ but a ‘living out’. And when we ‘live out’, the whole flows in.
Life is meaningful and complete when you have given love, which eliminates the need to be here for ninety-four years. You can be here for four years and accomplish what you are sent for. Let us live out and allow the flow to envelop us.
M.R. Subrmanian, Shanti Subramanian, Lavanya and Sriram
Bhavani avare, we are saddened by Vishwanath's demise. Our deepest condolences. Your family is in our prayers and thoughts. We have fond memory of working together with you and Vishwanath on Kannada Vrunda related activities. He will be fine on the other side of this material world.
- Pushpa Nataraja Kallur (Katy)
