5 February'11, a saturday evening. I was at work at my client ESSAR in Mumbai. My phone vibrated with my friends PrakashAV number displayed on it.
I thought, he must be calling to invite me to his marriage which is scheduled in March. I lazily answered his call, still looking at the computer screen busy with work.
He yelled, "Arey Ranjith chanipoyadata ra!!!"..."What? Which Ranjith?? Ranjith Chowdhary??" i said in sudden shock. "Mana Ranjithey raa", he replied. This sent shivers up my spine.
Our talk went on. "This cant be true. He got married just 3 months ago. This is not fair". My eyes filled with tears automatically during the conversation. God! This is not fair on your part. He just started his life. Bought a home in USA, got married with lot of plans in mind about life. Pschh!!
Buts its true. My dear friend Ranjith Chowdhary Kamma is no more.
Never felt so bad, never had so much pain for loss of anybody in this world till now.
I miss you Ranjith!! May god rest your soul in peace.
I thought, he must be calling to invite me to his marriage which is scheduled in March. I lazily answered his call, still looking at the computer screen busy with work.
He yelled, "Arey Ranjith chanipoyadata ra!!!"..."What? Which Ranjith?? Ranjith Chowdhary??" i said in sudden shock. "Mana Ranjithey raa", he replied. This sent shivers up my spine.
Our talk went on. "This cant be true. He got married just 3 months ago. This is not fair". My eyes filled with tears automatically during the conversation. God! This is not fair on your part. He just started his life. Bought a home in USA, got married with lot of plans in mind about life. Pschh!!
Buts its true. My dear friend Ranjith Chowdhary Kamma is no more.
That night, i couldn't sleep. He came to my mind again n again. I cant digest the fact and it took some hard time to fall into sleep.
Ranjith is infact my senior at college. But he never behaved so. He has always been my friend. He is the one who taught how to behave with people socially, he is the one who changed me from the "Who sits in a corner and does his work isolated" type to what i am now, he is the one who made me realized to the fact that a persons individuality is above anything else, he is one who cared for me so much, he is the one who introduced me to inter net browsing, he is one who walled me many times from ragging in my 1st year of engineering. Since 2000 - 2010 years of my interaction with him he never missed to wish me on my birthday no matter where ever he is and however he is.
Due to some situations, i cant even have a last glance of him. Good that i met him at his marriage in November. Never knew that was the last time i'm seeing him.
When i attended his marriage, he received us with so much of warmth n affection. I didn't expect that from him after so many years of distance relation. The worst part is, he left to USA in november after his marriage and his wife joined him only in the month of January after the visa formalities. They didn't live together at least for a month. God!Whats this now?? Pschh!!
Ranjith is infact my senior at college. But he never behaved so. He has always been my friend. He is the one who taught how to behave with people socially, he is the one who changed me from the "Who sits in a corner and does his work isolated" type to what i am now, he is the one who made me realized to the fact that a persons individuality is above anything else, he is one who cared for me so much, he is the one who introduced me to inter net browsing, he is one who walled me many times from ragging in my 1st year of engineering. Since 2000 - 2010 years of my interaction with him he never missed to wish me on my birthday no matter where ever he is and however he is.
Due to some situations, i cant even have a last glance of him. Good that i met him at his marriage in November. Never knew that was the last time i'm seeing him.
When i attended his marriage, he received us with so much of warmth n affection. I didn't expect that from him after so many years of distance relation. The worst part is, he left to USA in november after his marriage and his wife joined him only in the month of January after the visa formalities. They didn't live together at least for a month. God!Whats this now?? Pschh!!
The reason is said to be some health problem related to stomach. How can a stomach pain kill someone who was so healthy that he got married 3 months back in November'10?? The news of his death is published in major news channels and papers. I wonder why would an ordinary death be a news to mention in news papers & channels. Questions still linger in my mind!!
Never felt so bad, never had so much pain for loss of anybody in this world till now.
I miss you Ranjith!! May god rest your soul in peace.
