Obituary: T Thomas - memories through objects and institutions

The former chairman of Hindustan Unilever and Business Standard passed away on March 2

There are innumerable stories from all sorts of people, who had career encounters with TT. The fact is that anyone who interacted with TT experienced some sort of a transformational effect. The transformation sometimes dawned on the person years later. Most people felt enhanced by the interaction and transformation, though a few also felt singed. The fit way to honor TT is neither to repeat oft-told stories, nor to mechanically chronicle his myriad accomplishments—at HLL and Unilever, at Glaxo and Lafarge, at the Cathedral School and at Mother Theresa’s Asha Daan—rather to share the texture of his relationships through remnants