R.I.P. Behram Dhabhar

pganapathy · 11th August 2016, 01:37

RIP Behram. Your advice and knowledge will be missed

Vikram Arya · 11th August 2016, 02:39

Shocked & saddened to know of Mr. Behram Dhabhar’s untimely demise.

My condolences to the Dhabhar family. May God give them the strength to bear this irreparable loss.

I had a very short time to get to know him on this forum but gauged from quality of his posts that he had unmatched knowledge about everything automotive. His passion about cars came though his elaborate posts with mind boggling detail. I believe we have lost a man who not only had a vast reservoir of knowledge but was also a great human being.

May his soul rest in peace. Behram Sir you will be terribly missed.

ankan · 11th August 2016, 03:21

R.I.P. Dhabhar Sir! I have never known you personally but your posts were always full of interesting insights. You will be missed Sir!

Ferruccio · 11th August 2016, 03:23

Friend, car-guru, iconoclast, rebel, loose canon, strainght talker, gracious host.

I have worked closely with Behram over two organisations in the last 12 years. His extraordinary depth of knowledge, his passion for cars and his 'no questions asked' concern for the customer was what drew me to him despite being many years his junior in age.

Behram never had any qualms calling a spade a spade and in organisations that value political correctness over the raw, unvarnished truth, he would walk up to the 'Emperors' and proclaim them naked.

Understandably, the 'establishment' was terrified of him, the 'Quality' guys would go pale with terror at the very mention of his name and the 'After Sales' bosses tear their hair in frustration.

All this made him more than his fair share of enemies and amongst us that knew he was doing the right thing but lacked the courage to emulate his Jack Sparrow 'devil-may-care-attitude', the sobriquet - Be Reham (the merciless one)!

They tried to bribe, co opt, sideline and tried every trick in the book but he was irrepressible and true to the cause till the very end.

On the fateful day of the Mumbai floods, half a dozen colleagues and I were stranded near Kings Circle. I gave him a call and Behram who lived a stone's throw away was there to the rescue. Behram had been asking me to visit him for several weeks now to see his new, old Padmini (the red one featured in the pictures). Finally, circumstances had forced me to his home albeit dripping and stinking because I had waded through chest high sewer water.

It was pitch dark because electricity was out. Behram insisted on me first seeing his beloved restored car which had been carefully wrapped to protect it from the monsoons.

I asked 'Arre Behram, itna andhere mein kaisa dekhega?' (How do you think I can see it in this darkness?')

'Gadheda, plastic ke neeche haath daale ke sirf paint finish feel kar ne!' (Ass, you just have to feel the paint finish underneath the plastic wrapping. . . you don't need eyes for that!)

So there we were, 2 grown men, one dripping in sewer water, groping a restored classic car in the darkness as the storm winds howled around us.

He left us as he had lived. . . discussing cars with another dear mutual friend, in a car, on the way to work. He died with his boots on! As I sit overseas writing an eulogy to him because sleep eludes me, I remember his impish smile and his tremendous joy for life.

Goodbye Behram Dabhar. . . . until we meet again at the off-road testing range in the sky!

tomtom · 11th August 2016, 04:50

RIP
shocked and saddened by your loss.

Raikkonen · 11th August 2016, 05:28

Our sincerest condolences on the loss of this great person.

What is most striking is the stunning silence from a certain head of his prior organisation - who by all means is very active on social media and who takes pleasures when people spot his cars overseas.

A little acknowledgement on his immense contribution to his organisation (afterall the sales are still strong on what it appeared to be a low volume or no volume sales potential) would have been a great fitting dictum to his legacy.

Sad - it is not to be.

boeuff · 11th August 2016, 06:22

His advice to many of us Fiat enthusiasts was "preserve your car forever".
Hope his Fiats get preserved forever.

mukeshgoel · 11th August 2016, 07:04

A very sad news.

May the departed soul rest in peace.

KavinTech · 11th August 2016, 07:59

R.I.P Dhabhar sir. Shocked to hear this.
My condolences to the family.

arnabchak · 11th August 2016, 08:23

Terrible news indeed!!
Infact, I came to know about this from my boss, a Thar owner and who sweared by Behram Sir. This is a terrible loss to the forum. Heart goes out to his family. RIP Sir. And keep revving the 4x4s in Heaven!!

suresh_gs · 11th August 2016, 09:09

Shocked to hear this news. RIP Behram Sir

whitemm550 · 11th August 2016, 09:24

Amazing personality, great knowledge powerhouse, modesty personified, and a keen teacher, and a great listener. Sir, thanks for everything, you meant a lot to me. you shall always reside in my heart.

Sheel · 11th August 2016, 09:57

Irreplaceable loss. There will not be a second BD. RIP.

rohansachar · 11th August 2016, 10:03

A terrible loss for the entire 4 wheel world. RIP.

Doge · 11th August 2016, 10:03

Rest in peace Behram sir.

11th August 2016, 01:37	#241
pganapathy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Bangalore,Coorg Posts: 1,088 Thanked: 767 Times	Re: R.I.P. Behram Dhabhar RIP Behram. Your advice and knowledge will be missed
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11th August 2016, 02:39	#242
Vikram Arya BHPian Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Calgary/Shimla Posts: 447 Thanked: 2,296 Times View My Garage	Re: R.I.P. Behram Dhabhar Shocked & saddened to know of Mr. Behram Dhabhar’s untimely demise. My condolences to the Dhabhar family. May God give them the strength to bear this irreparable loss. I had a very short time to get to know him on this forum but gauged from quality of his posts that he had unmatched knowledge about everything automotive. His passion about cars came though his elaborate posts with mind boggling detail. I believe we have lost a man who not only had a vast reservoir of knowledge but was also a great human being. May his soul rest in peace. Behram Sir you will be terribly missed.
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11th August 2016, 03:21	#243
ankan BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: guwahati Posts: 38 Thanked: 14 Times	Re: R.I.P. Behram Dhabhar R.I.P. Dhabhar Sir! I have never known you personally but your posts were always full of interesting insights. You will be missed Sir!
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11th August 2016, 03:23	#244
Ferruccio BHPian Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Mumbai Posts: 233 Thanked: 1,316 Times	Re: R.I.P. Behram Dhabhar Friend, car-guru, iconoclast, rebel, loose canon, strainght talker, gracious host. I have worked closely with Behram over two organisations in the last 12 years. His extraordinary depth of knowledge, his passion for cars and his 'no questions asked' concern for the customer was what drew me to him despite being many years his junior in age. Behram never had any qualms calling a spade a spade and in organisations that value political correctness over the raw, unvarnished truth, he would walk up to the 'Emperors' and proclaim them naked. Understandably, the 'establishment' was terrified of him, the 'Quality' guys would go pale with terror at the very mention of his name and the 'After Sales' bosses tear their hair in frustration. All this made him more than his fair share of enemies and amongst us that knew he was doing the right thing but lacked the courage to emulate his Jack Sparrow 'devil-may-care-attitude', the sobriquet - Be Reham (the merciless one)! They tried to bribe, co opt, sideline and tried every trick in the book but he was irrepressible and true to the cause till the very end. On the fateful day of the Mumbai floods, half a dozen colleagues and I were stranded near Kings Circle. I gave him a call and Behram who lived a stone's throw away was there to the rescue. Behram had been asking me to visit him for several weeks now to see his new, old Padmini (the red one featured in the pictures). Finally, circumstances had forced me to his home albeit dripping and stinking because I had waded through chest high sewer water. It was pitch dark because electricity was out. Behram insisted on me first seeing his beloved restored car which had been carefully wrapped to protect it from the monsoons. I asked 'Arre Behram, itna andhere mein kaisa dekhega?' (How do you think I can see it in this darkness?') 'Gadheda, plastic ke neeche haath daale ke sirf paint finish feel kar ne!' (Ass, you just have to feel the paint finish underneath the plastic wrapping. . . you don't need eyes for that!) So there we were, 2 grown men, one dripping in sewer water, groping a restored classic car in the darkness as the storm winds howled around us. He left us as he had lived. . . discussing cars with another dear mutual friend, in a car, on the way to work. He died with his boots on! As I sit overseas writing an eulogy to him because sleep eludes me, I remember his impish smile and his tremendous joy for life. Goodbye Behram Dabhar. . . . until we meet again at the off-road testing range in the sky!
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11th August 2016, 04:50	#245
tomtom BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: manchester Posts: 27 Thanked: 15 Times	Re: R.I.P. Behram Dhabhar RIP shocked and saddened by your loss.
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11th August 2016, 05:28	#246
Raikkonen BHPian Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 45 Thanked: 53 Times	Re: R.I.P. Behram Dhabhar Our sincerest condolences on the loss of this great person. What is most striking is the stunning silence from a certain head of his prior organisation - who by all means is very active on social media and who takes pleasures when people spot his cars overseas. A little acknowledgement on his immense contribution to his organisation (afterall the sales are still strong on what it appeared to be a low volume or no volume sales potential) would have been a great fitting dictum to his legacy. Sad - it is not to be.
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11th August 2016, 06:22	#247
boeuff BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Blr Posts: 180 Thanked: 98 Times View My Garage	Re: R.I.P. Behram Dhabhar His advice to many of us Fiat enthusiasts was "preserve your car forever". Hope his Fiats get preserved forever.
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11th August 2016, 07:04	#248
mukeshgoel Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 1,278 Thanked: 2,412 Times View My Garage	Re: R.I.P. Behram Dhabhar A very sad news. May the departed soul rest in peace.
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11th August 2016, 07:59	#249
KavinTech Newbie Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Erode Posts: 0 Thanked: 4 Times	Re: R.I.P. Behram Dhabhar R.I.P Dhabhar sir. Shocked to hear this. My condolences to the family.
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11th August 2016, 08:23	#250
arnabchak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: MH-04 Posts: 1,346 Thanked: 1,165 Times	Re: R.I.P. Behram Dhabhar Terrible news indeed!! Infact, I came to know about this from my boss, a Thar owner and who sweared by Behram Sir. This is a terrible loss to the forum. Heart goes out to his family. RIP Sir. And keep revving the 4x4s in Heaven!!
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11th August 2016, 09:09	#251
suresh_gs Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: KA-01 / TN-22 Posts: 2,158 Thanked: 1,436 Times	Re: R.I.P. Behram Dhabhar Shocked to hear this news. RIP Behram Sir
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11th August 2016, 09:24	#252
whitemm550 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Margao goa Posts: 370 Thanked: 111 Times	Re: R.I.P. Behram Dhabhar Amazing personality, great knowledge powerhouse, modesty personified, and a keen teacher, and a great listener. Sir, thanks for everything, you meant a lot to me. you shall always reside in my heart.
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11th August 2016, 09:57	#253
Sheel Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Purnea (Bihar) Posts: 9,999 Thanked: 15,132 Times View My Garage	Re: R.I.P. Behram Dhabhar Irreplaceable loss. There will not be a second BD. RIP.
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11th August 2016, 10:03	#254
rohansachar BHPian Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Mumbai Posts: 245 Thanked: 739 Times	Re: R.I.P. Behram Dhabhar A terrible loss for the entire 4 wheel world. RIP.
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11th August 2016, 10:03	#255
Doge BHPian Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: NCR/Turin Posts: 790 Thanked: 2,050 Times	Re: R.I.P. Behram Dhabhar Rest in peace Behram sir.
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