A Relationship to Remember
 
 A true friend who will be missed forever!
 
 The first time I met Barwesaheb was when Shirish, his nephew took me to
 his house in Mumbai. Then he was the MD of the State Bank of India''s
 Merchant Banking Division. I recall that our discussions mostly
 centered around Yoga, meditation and the Art of Living. He told me
 about how he had been able to overcome his cardiac problems with these
 techniques. So much so that at a later stage he actually stopped all
 medication. This he did on the advice of a doctor who was an MD in
 allopathy who had stopped practising allopathy after 20 years. He also
 told me that this doctor now practises only Yoga and Meditation therapy
 and recommends it to all his patients.  Having heard Barwesaheb
 patiently, I strongly recommended to him that he should not stop
 medication. I, however, added that he was welcome to continue
 alternative therapies, including Yoga and Meditation. A few months
 after this conversation, he had discomfort in the chest and I again
 insisted on a through check up including angiography or angioplasty as
 may be required. He heeded this advice, coming as it did from an old
 friend who had a long complex history of cardiac problems and episodes.
 
 Barwesaheb joined the JISL Board at a time when many persons of his
 eminence and stature would not have done so. The company was deeply in
 debt. If JISL work to default, he would have been required to resign
 not only from the JISL Board, but also the Boards of other highly
 acclaimed companies. However, when I asked for his guidance and help
 during those difficult times, he happily joined the JISL Board,
 bringing to mind the adage - A friend in need is a friend indeed.
 
 He was one who never missed a Board meeting or an AGM. From the year
 2003 when he attended the first AGM, till all subsequent annual general
 meetings, he lent weight and grace to every occasion. He was soon
 chosen to be the Audit Committee Chairman of the JISL Board. A position
 he held till the last with great distinction, combining competence with
 understanding.
 
 Barwesaheb was a person who was full of sincerity of purpose and
 intensity of involvement. Be it a visit to the Gandhi Research
 Foundation site in the scorching sun, an arduous visit to various far
 flung departments at JISL, the launching of an innovative product or
 deliberations at the Board.
 
 He evinced great interest in the company''s Green Energy Division; for
 that matter, he evinced interest in everything that was new, including
 the opening of our new office in Mumbai. He inspired confidence and
 instantly established a bond with all those whom he came in contact
 with.
 
 Leaving business aside, Barwesaheb made an excellent friend whose
 relationship is worthy of long remembrance.  There was but one promise
 he could not keep. He was to come to Jalgaon in December 2010 for a
 leisurely stay. That was not to be.
 
 Here was a man, who made an admirable colleague on the Board, a
 distinguished Chairman of the Audit Committee, a friend who loved you
 and one whom you could love. In short, a good human being.
 
 Bhavarlal H.Jain
 
 Founder Chairman