"फरायसालिनि गथ'फोरा बिथांखौ जंखायोमोन, पेन्त-गांसे फोरोंगिरि होननानै," बिसि बि.के. अनदाला भारतारि बिगियान फसंथायाव जानाय दुखु फोरमायनाय मेलाव गोसो खांदों।
"School children used to make fun of him, calling him a one-pant teacher," recalled his wife B.K. Andal at a condolence meeting at the Indian Institute of Science.