Great Teacher .. Great Learning from him!!
Working with Uday was a great learning experience for me. It is not that I should write only great things about him just because everyone is reading this, but trust me great words is what I can remember of when I think of the most humble person I have come across in my career. He had abundance of patience when it was time for listening and he would address every concern that was put on the table with utmost importance and care.
He would think of a solution intelligently, meticulously and very practically in addressing the issue or situation that was put across. I can never forget how much he had encouraged me to pursue trainings and said I should go for what i had planned, for the benefit of my career.
Thanks to him with all my heart for the work life balance that I have today as he was the one who encouraged and enabled me to work in a convenient shift which was so well thought by him. He understood my personal challenges and offered to put me in a shift that enables me to tackle those challenges bravely.
I have taken a lot of learning from him on priorities, address challenges, patience, understanding, alertness to cropping issues and many more in the short stint we had with Uday but gained great learning in that short time. If the guru is right, it hardly takes time for a learning to take place!!
That was Uday Ponnapally for all.
I still cannot register your absence because I still follow your guidance every day. May your soul rest in peace and may your golden words reach my ears in time of my professional crisis. Thanks for the great support and teaching Uday. You are thoroughly missed...
....Girija Rao (Hilliard Team)