Deep Sagar

1960

Taxila

Day Scholar

renuraniraj@rediffmail.com

9949035013

Mrs. Renu Sagar
6-3-1216/89, Plot No. 94, Street No. 2, Methodist Colony, Begumpet, Hyderabad, TS 500016"

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Bio

I reconnected with Deep (as we fondly called him) in the late 1980s when I was setting up a new office in Hyderabad. He helped with the air-conditioning of the space. He was the same self-effacing, almost shy and quiet guy we remembered from school - a day scholar and in Taxila House. His characteristic soft manner of conversation endeared him to his class-fellows. He would not be ruffled even in the most intense discussions and remained a cool cucumber! His passion was hockey in school and later he enjoyed playing the guitar and flute.

He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Madras in 1977 and then did MTech Mechanical Engineering (Air conditioning and Refrigeration) in IIT Bombay, in 1979. He thereafter set up his own consulting business in Hyderabad, in the HVAC area. Most of Ramoji film city’s air conditioning plants were designed and executed by him.

He and Renu Rani were married in December 1980. They have two sons. Dhruv who has a Masters in Technology from the National University of Singapore currently works with Racing Victoria, as an Enterprise Architect. Younger son Dhir graduated in Mechanical Engg from Vasavi and then got an MBA from Singapore. He now works with Avaya in Hyderabad. Deep’s family lives in Hyderabad. Renu who is an MSc and PhD in Chemistry, retired as an Associate Professor in ICFAI University.

Very tragically, Deep collapsed in the Hyderabad airport on 15 APR 2012, while bidding goodbye to his older son Dhruv, who was leaving for Singapore. On learning of his passing, it took us several months to recover from the shock of the time and manner of his passing.

The Class of 1971 ISC pays homage to Deep Sagar on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee ReUnion in Jan 2022, and cherishes his memory as an affectionate classmate, snatched away very early from our midst, and wishes his family well. - by Subbarao V Tipirneni

Family

Deep and I were re-united as M.Tech. students at IIT-Bombay from 1977 to 1979. I remember him teaching me to play bridge. In those days with network television still its infancy, sedate activities like card games could still flourish. Both Deep and I specialized in heat, power, and refrigeration engineering. Consequently, we took many of the same elective classes. It was a comfortable feeling knowing that we would always be there to help each other as we transitioned from the classroom to neighbouring research labs to work on our theses. In our second year, we took time off with two other friends to enjoy a vacation in Mahabaleshwar.

Deep was indeed a calm person with an engaging chuckle. Nothing seemed to bother him. Our loss is heaven’s gain! May he rest in peace! by Sushil Bhavnani

Deep Sagar was a close friend of mine. During our prep for the IIT entrance, Deep Sagar and I studied together, mostly over the phone. We had daily calls to discuss problems in physics and chemistry. Even now, I remember his phone number, 32904. Sometimes, I went over to his house. We were both in Mechanical Engineering at IIT Chennai and so, ended up staying in the same hostel, same wing, along with S. R. Venkateswaran. We did some of our projects together as well. I remember sometimes sitting around in the skating rink at IITM having heart to heart talks about things that troubled us, and about our families. At IIT, Deep Sagar liked to play hockey and volley ball.

After IIT, I went to Pune for work, while Deep Sagar went to IIT, Mumbai for his MTech. We kept in touch for a while via letters. Our contact became less frequent when I came over to US, although I do remember that he attended my wedding in India. By then, he was also married and had kids, had his A/C business setup. I do remember him fondly talking about his kids, remember him saying his kids’ happiness was all that mattered to him. In 2012 when I was visiting India, I called him, but the phone went unanswered. Very regretfully, I didn’t try again. I am somewhat embarrassed and saddened that I did not learn of his demise until much later and the news greatly troubled me. Deep Sagar was a gentle soul with a quiet sense of humor and an infectious quiet laugh. by Prashant Kurdukar