[INDOLOGY] Welcome!

[George Hart]

Hi Deven,

Thanks! I remember you of course as a grad student eagerly devouring the Sanskrit classics, much as I did decades earlier when I was a grad student. I am happily retired — don’t really miss the frenetic atmosphere at Berkeley too much, especially all the bureaucracy that kept growing and was more and more imposed on professors. But of course I miss the students and teaching. It will be wonderful to see you on Thursday, and Kausalya is also looking forward to it. Thanks also for the note about Carlos. Everyone who knew him misses him. See you on Thursday, George

> On Oct 31, 2017, at 8:59 AM, Deven Patel <deven.m.patel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear George,
> 
> It has been well over 15 years since we've met but I am looking forward to welcoming you (now, as Chair) to the South Asia Studies department on Thursday to have lunch with a few of us and to have a conversation about your current research and Tamil Studies, in general.
> 
> I am looking forward to seeing you and Kausalya, if she is with you.  Carlos Mena came to Washington DC this week to take care of his deceased mother's estate and he wanted to make sure I sent you his best wishes.
> 
> Looking forward to our meeting,
> 
> Deven
> 
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> Deven M. Patel
> University of Pennsylvania