Shri Natubhai Chhotabhai Patel (13-11-1928 to 1-2-2017) who was
LIFE PARTNER of Mrs. Pravinaben Natubhai Patel
FATHER of Prof. Vibhuti Patel-Chandramauli Patel-Baijanath Patel,
GRAND FATHER of Lara Jesani-Karan Patel, Kunal Patel, Mann Patel
FATHER IN LAW of Dr. Amar Jesani, Mrs. Smita Chandramauli Patel-Mrs. Manisha Baijanath Patel
lived a purposeful life of 35 years as a Civil Engineer for public sector enterprises such as PWD, Indian Railways, Bhilai Steel Plants, Patel Refinery and Oil and Natural Gas Service (ONGC) of Government of India.
1. Caring husband, concerned father, loving grandfather
Sincere, Simple, Sensitive,
Hardworking & humane officer of the Public Sector of India
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(13th November 1928 to 1st February 2017)
2. Work is worship
After completing his B.Sc. and B. Engg. (Civil) in 1955,
Natudada joined PWD for construction of Ukai dam
In 1956, for a brief span of time he worked for the Indian
Railways
In 1959, Natudada joined Bhilai Steel Plant
In 1962, he joined Patel Refineries in Ranchi and later on
and was transferred to Barouni.
In 1963, Mr. N. C. Patel joined ONGC as an executive
engineer where his 1st posting was in Ankaleshwar and he
retired in 1986 as SE, Project Manager of Hazia Plant.
As a field based engineer, he had to lead a nomads life,
worked at 18 different places in Western, Northern,
Eastern and North Eastern parts of India.
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4. Work is Worship
Oil exploration I Akleshwar (1962), Oil exploration in the Haldia-
Baramulla Northeast (1976), Bombay High (1983), Hazira-Gujarat (1985)
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5. He shared close relations with friends from work, even
much after his retirement. Here, with his work team,
wearing a sweater knitted by his wife, Pravina
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6. Post his retirement, they settled down in Vadodara,
where he spent much of his time in house keeping,
caring for his grandchildren, garden and Pravina Ba
who was an asthma patient, and in seva and music
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1966
2011
23. At SNDT
with Prof. Veena Devasthali
& Dr. Harsha Merchant at
Education Fair, 2012
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24. With Olakh, Vadodara team
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Education Fair at SNDTWU, Jan 2012
Natudada and PravinaBa Interacted
with Prof. Ruby Ojha and Students
of MA, Economics Department.
Gold Medal is instituted for
University I in MA Economics in the
name of Smt. Pravinaben Natubhai
Patel .
25. Enjoying trip from Andheri to Colaba 2012
Outing started with
visit to ISKCON temple
and
ended with boat-ride
at Gateway of India
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28. With his caregiver in
Vadodara Ashok bhai
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Physiotherapy with
Manojbhai initial days
29. With his life partner for 61 years, his
foremost caregiver for most of his life
- In sickness and health, they stuck
together, and lived life with the same
optimism and zest
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With her vivaciousness,
care and love, he
revived out of a massive
and debilitating stroke
But on 1st January 2015,
she passed away, in
what was a massive loss
for all of us, for him
30. At home in Bombay - with his attendant, caregiver,
friend of two years
Anitaben Ahire
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55. He passed away at home in Bombay on the morning of 1st
February 2017, two years one month after his wife, whom he
missed dearly
He had filed for body donation at Mahatma Gandhi Missions
Medical College at Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, where his body was
donated on the same day.
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