▁scratch , ▁ground - up ▁( ie . ▁IR MA ), ▁rather ▁than ▁spons or ▁students ▁at ▁II M ▁as ▁the ▁co oper ative ' s ▁rec ruits , ▁or ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁brand ing ▁and ▁advert ising ▁his ▁products ▁from ▁his ▁. ▁▁ ▁Kur ien ▁died ▁after ▁a ▁brief ▁spell ▁of ▁ill ness ▁aged ▁ 9 0 ▁on ▁ 9 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁at ▁a ▁N adi ad ▁hospital , ▁near ▁An and , ▁followed ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later ▁in ▁M umb ai . ▁She ▁hosted ▁the ▁end less ▁stream ▁of ▁visitors ▁to ▁An and . ▁She ▁would ▁say ▁that ▁he ▁worked ▁hard ▁but ▁never ▁brought ▁work ▁back ▁home ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁bed ▁by ▁ 9 ▁pm , ▁only ▁to ▁w ake ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁dead ▁of ▁night ▁to ▁catch ▁the ▁earliest ▁morning ▁flight ▁after ▁some ▁road ▁travel . ▁Br ought ▁up ▁a ▁Christian , ▁Kur ien ▁later ▁became ▁an ▁at he ist , ▁and ▁was ▁cre m ated . ▁A ▁daughter ▁and ▁a ▁grand son ▁surv ive ▁them . ▁In ▁his ▁later ▁years , ▁on ▁being ▁asked ▁by ▁his ▁daughter ▁to ▁ret ire ▁and ▁come ▁stay ▁with ▁her ▁at ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁another ▁city , ▁he ▁replied ▁that ▁An and ▁was ▁his ▁home ▁and ▁he ▁will ▁remain ▁there ▁and ▁never ▁quit ▁working . ▁Even ▁as ▁his ▁most ▁expensive ▁personal ▁possession ▁was ▁a ▁mere ▁watch ▁gift ed ▁him ▁by ▁his ▁grand son , ▁he ▁would ▁take ▁pride ▁in ▁the ▁far mers ' ▁money ▁providing ▁the ▁air