Mr. V V Deshpande, one of the oldest members of ABCI since 1970s passed away peacefully on the early morning of Sunday 21st April, 2013 in Mumbai. He was 77 years and was survived by his wife, son, daughter-in-law & a grandson.

Mr. Deshpande attended the Goa Convention of ABCI in 1982, that was organised to celebrate Silver Jubilee. It was then felt a necessay of having a magazine that was dedicated to communication professionals, hence he took initiative to publish Service for Communicators that he was running for over three decaeds. A soft spoken Mr. Deshapnde could be spotted in large gatherings of ABCI because of his wearing white outfits. A dedicated professional, Mr. Deshpande was MA, LLM and was also running consultancy for setting up various types of business. He was thus, a true practitioner of business communications.

May his soul rest in peace