Dinesh Kamath writes about his two saddest moments

Today I'll tell you about my two saddest moments. The first saddest moment was when my dad had expired. He had passed away on 18 February 1982 at around 8 am. On 26 January 1982 my father had received the news of him having been conferred upon the President of India Award for rendering meritorious service to Customs department for 33 years. The whole family was in a rejoicing and celebrating mood. But just a few days later the atmosphere in my house became one of extreme sorrow when my father suffered the first heart attack. He was rushed to Nanavati Hospital at Vile Parle where he was kept in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). But in a matter of few days he suffered three more strokes and on February 18 he breathed his last. His funeral was attended by many custom officers - all in white uniforms. They offered him their final salute. I personally felt all shattered after his death but slowly and gradually I recovered and started living life normally as before.
My second saddest moment was when my elder brother expired just recently. He passed away on 26 February 2009 at around 3 am. My brother had one valve of his heart which was damaged. Just few days before his death, he had got it replaced by a metallic valve at Bombay Hospital. It was a very expensive operation. The surgeon who had operated him had told me that he would survive for another 25 years after the operation. But he didn't survive for more than two years after he got operated. His death was another shattering moment for me.
Just a few days back, I had told you about my two happiest moments. I had forgotten to mention my third happiest moment. My third happiest moment was when My neice (my brother's daughter) became a new guest at our home. In fact, she came into this world just a few months before my daughter was born. Her name is Pragnya and she is today coming closer and closer to becoming twenty. I like her as much as I like my own daughter. I would like to see both - my daughter and her - settle down in life in most comfortable manner. Today both are coming closer and closer towards completing their academic education. I wish both of them best of luck for the future. Bye!