Srinagar, Aug. 6 -- Salaam!

This, my dearest mentor, is the greeting you would make whenever we met. Peace is what salaam means. It was this peace that drew me to you, dearest ATP.

The peaceful radiance that emanated from your visage, the dignified demeanour, and the graceful gait with which you walked all meshed together in an elegance that gave you presence.

I still remember that you mispronounced my name when I introduced myself. You called me Wahajat. But within a day or two, you got my name right.

Only the love of my life, Daniella, pronounced my name as it should be. Everyone else in Australia got it wrong.

The terms of endearment used by you and Daniella were almost the same. She called me Wiju, and you referred to me as Wuji....