Thanks to you bringing me on board, on Day One, I learned how to POWER UP (vs turn on the computer)!  
Then I learned about INDIA!  You helped me power up my computer skills (had to) and my fascination 
with India (pdg idea). In return you got a very bright assistant and an occasional mis-paged repro 
(“The ladies upstairs never mis-page…”)  Thanks to you, I discovered Alan Turing, Jacob Jacoby, and 
the mysteries of computing which only someone like Vinod could ever have understood.  Remember Vinod?: 
“Go ask him if he needs funding again this semester.” Was there ever a question? He did, for at least 
23 semesters… I was there when Olaf’s Junior NM Chess tournament winner 10 year old lost/was crushed 
by losing to one of those sleazy Masters in front of Au Bon Pain. Remember slurping through Haymarket 
one hot July morning to produce a lobster supper for Joe?  I still have the grey linen dress Gita 
asked if I’d charged to DARPA when they came for an important site visit.  And I could go on and on, 
but won’t, beyond saying that you were a seminal force in my life when my psyche was alive to the 
challenge and I was open to  wide open spaces. Many thanks, to you, Gita and the boys. The Mittals 
made for a rich and rewarding five years. With love, Natalie