Balbir Punj had that rare mix - sharp, irrepressible, and always worth reading.
I remember an evening of long speeches where, like an errant student, he kept chatting with me, regaling me with wickedly funny anecdotes. He was senior enough to get away with it.
He wrote till the very end.
A mind that never dulled.
A commitment that never faltered.
He will be missed - my condolences to
@shwwetapunj 🙏🙏🙏 OM Shanti