If you are here, you have a good reason to be here. A note for you Parag. We became friends much later in life, but I can call you one of my closest and dear friends. Talking about everything comes very easily with you. You offer me a safe space to be. And that is important for a person like me who grapples with anxiety. You allow me to breathe and let me be myself. There are no judgements, no reactions when I tell you how I feel about things. There is a gentleness, where I can come and rest for a while. I feel unburdened in your presence. I have needed that lately. You gave me space to heal. So when you were gone for the longest time, I was hurt and lost. But slowly I found a way back to myself. I have worked away the misplaced anger and resentment and today, there is just affection for you. When I think of you, it is this photo that comes to my mind. It captures the essence of who you are. If there was one word I would use to describe you - it would be 'gentle'. The way I se...