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Ashwini Channan, a soldier true,
Courageous heart, a leader’s hue.
In uniform, or professional’s grace,
A beacon bright in every place.<\/p>\r\n
Selfless deeds, a gentle hand,
Compassion flowed across the land.
A listener keen, with time for all,
A helping voice to heed the call.<\/p>\r\n
A solution seeker, wise and bright,
An orator’s gift, a guiding light.
Words of comfort, words of cheer,
He wove a tapestry of love so dear.<\/p>\r\n
But now he’s gone, to worlds unseen,
Leaving a void, a chasm keen.
For Binu, his rock, his steadfast wife,
His memory etched upon her life.<\/p>\r\n
And Cherry, Bhavuk, his children dear,
Will miss him loads, year after year.
Though sorrow stings, we hold the hope,
He rests in peace, beyond the scope.<\/p>\r\n
Smiling from the skies above,
Guiding us with endless love.
A soldier’s rest, a gentle sleep,
In memory’s heart, his soul we keep.<\/p>\r\n
Goodbye for now, till we meet again,
Our friend, our hero, free from pain.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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From Girija Maira<\/strong>( w\/o late Col Sushant Maira) _<\/p>\r\n Straight from the heart_ <\/strong><\/p>\r\n No words can do justice to the person Ashwini has been\u2026..to speak of him in the Past Tense is heartbreaking! Ashwini\u2019s meant so much in so many ways to each of us. He mattered deeply to Sushant and me, was always just a call away. Extremely perceptive, he\u2019d check on us after \u2018Niki\u2019 (to him too!). He kept an eye out for Anirudh and Kartik as well. <\/em><\/p>\r\n Decades ago, someone had asked me in Wellington what I had in common with Binu\u2026my reply was simply one word- \u201cAshwini\u201d! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n We feel truly privileged to have known him the way we did. Ashwini made the perfect package of being the friend, philosopher and guide for most who knew him. His measured way of conveying things aptly quoting the profound, effortlessly, adding a dash of humour\u2026all of which will now be mere memories. Ashwini could weave magic with words – be it spoken or written and sometimes we\u2019d have to scurry for the dictionary! <\/em><\/p>\r\n