'Grace'ful boss I ever had..............

Retiring from the Reserve Bank is in itself a great pride but when it comes to Madam Grace Koshie, the Bank will be losing one of its best yet again, to retirement. Madam Grace Koshie, is retiring today, i.e. on 31st December 2012 after holding a very responsible position as Secretary & Chief General Manager of Reserve Bank of India. It was an honor and a pleasure working with her, as her Private Secretary, for over 5 years. Qualities that she displayed are far beyond words. Her soft spoken words, making us to understand and work to perfection are her hall mark qualities. Working under & alongside her, for the last years of my tenure with the bank was a great and satisfying learning experience. I enjoyed a lot of freedom but at the same time learnt the disciplined way of functioning as a responsible Private Secretary under her guidance. No harsh words were ever expressed nor an environment of unhappiness I faced during my tenure as a Private Secretary to Grace Koshie, though she was responsible for handling the most challenging portfolio of directly reporting to the top management in conducting crucial Board Meetings and Top Management Committee Meetings and to coordinate very important meetings between the RBI and other Government organisations including foreign delegations. By virtue of my being Private Secretary to Grace Koshie, I learnt many techniques in handling sensitive situations and was always guided by her ever loving approach. I had never seen Madam Grace Koshie to express or display an upset mood in spite of mounting official pressures. She is, in short a lovable lady with high degree of sincerity and a great guiding lamp to all those who worked under her. This I am confidently speaking taking the advantage of my age – where I am older to her.  Efficiency and Effectiveness are the qualities which require grooming and those who worked under Grace Koshie would have been brought up and nurtured with love and affection to earn these qualities so easily with her grace and humane approach. It was an honor to work with Grace and I wish and pray to God that he may bestow his limitless grace to her and her family and may she enjoy a peaceful and healthy retired life.

-       Mrs. Rita Fernandes (9833363073)