Engineering a Life by Krishan K. Bedi

Author:Krishan K. Bedi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SparkPress
Published: 2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

In August 1970, I received my green card, the permanent residency visa I applied for while I was at the Vanderbilt University Hospital. I wrote to my parents right away: “I am making plans to come to India in a few weeks,” I said. “Please start looking for a suitable girl.”

My parents wrote back immediately, overjoyed to know I was finally coming. They said that once I arrived they would put an ad in the Tribune regarding a suitable girl.

I wrote back that I would not have that much time, so they should have the ad prepared by my brother-in-law, Vijay Kaura, and put it in the newspaper before my arrival so the girls’ parents could send their biodatas, which were a simple description of the girl’s personal and family background. Then my father could go through the biodatas and pick the ones most suitable for us. Once I arrived in India, we would send my biodata to the parents of the most suitable girls and go from there.

My father liked the idea. He and my brother-in-law prepared the ad. It said: “We require suitable match for handsome, smart Kshatriya boy. Master’s degree from the US, good-paying job as director. Girl should be educated, willing to travel to US, from a respectable family. Send biodata to P.O. Box XYX Tribune.”

While my excitement grew, Mr. Gilreath called me to his office to let me know he felt uneasy that I would be taking time off so soon. He wanted to know if I would be submitting my final report and recommendations for the laundry study before leaving. I assured him I would.

Not knowing if he approved of my leaving three months after joining his hospital had weighed on my mind. Mr. Gilreath indicated as long as I finished the laundry project, he was fine with my taking time off. In the end, my report showed a savings of $40,000 per year in the processing of laundry following my recommendations. Mr. Gilreath was pleased with the results.

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