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An Era has come to an end. With heavy heart, we would like to inform you all that our beloved ‘Mesomosai’ – Kanai Lal Mukherjee is no longer with us. He passed away on December 20th, 2018 at age 89 in Nashville, TN. We offer our condolences on behalf of BAGN to the family and pray for his soul for eternal peace. His life was celebrated on Saturday, January 5th, 2019, 6 pm – 9 pm at Sri Ganesha Temple, 527 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209. The family welcomes you to make donations to the following fund created in his memory to support childhood education. Contact Rohini (rchakravarthy1@gmail.com) for questions. https://www.gofundme.com/kanai-mukherjee-memorial-fund. “Mesomosai” was very special for many reasons and a true inspirational for many due to his view towards life and immense contribution in BAGN and society at large. He was our guide, mentor in various manner and had been instrumental to get next stage ready specially performing puja and other activities in BAGN. He was also a ‘Guru’ in true sense as countless kids got their first “hatekhari” from him and for many of them he was their Dear ‘Dadu’ here in Nashville. Many of us had the opportunity to see and learn various things from him closely, and it’s a big vacuum that may or may not be filled in years to come. The following obituary has been written by her grand-daughter Rohini Chakravarthy. Dr. Kanailal Mookherjee Dr. Mukherjee, known by many names (Dadu/Thaku/Babujee/Meshomasai/Cyber Grandpa/Kanuda/Mastersaheb/Room 222), inspired others with his contagious joy, positive attitude, and resilience. He was still joking hours before his death. Dr. Kanai Mukherjee, was born in Banaras, India. He grew up at the banks of the Ganges River, the eighth of eleven children. In his childhood he learned how to do Hindu rituals from his blind father. He eventually went on to college, where he received a B.Sc. in Agriculture, Ph.D in plant physiology, along with a marriage certificate to a highly-educated trailblazer, Bibha Mukherjee. In 1960 Dr. Muhkerjee accompanied his wife to the United States when she enrolled in a PhD program in Iowa. He later immigrated to the US with his family in 1968 and became a professor at Essex Community College, a Fulbright professor, and a respected priest in the Baltimore community, where the family settled. He authored several works on applying medical laboratory technology in developing nations. Later in life he started a nonprofit organization, Association of Grandparents of Indian Immigrants (www.agiivideo.com), devoted to spreading knowledge of Hinduism and Indian history and culture. His latest project was a compilation of all the major Bengali Hindu rituals, with translations, audio recordings, and detailed explanations. His works have touched the lives of countless people across the globe. He is preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Bibha Mukherjee. He is survived by his pride and joy — his three children, six grandchildren and one great grandchild.