essence of compassion, of duty, and a symbol of selfless humanity
My childhood friend Rajiv Rehani was the very essence of compassion, of duty, and a symbol of selfless humanity. (I guess the reason we were so close was because we were born in the same year.) We were very close to each other, also because we were born in the same year. We lived adjacent to each other as his house was in Delhi gate, and mine was on Asaf Ali Road. We even went to the same school, Cambridge Public School, Daryaganj, and we used to go to Masuri, Uttrakhand, in our summer holidays.
I owe my success to my dear friend Rajiv, as he was the one who pushed me into this field. It all started when we were at our Musuri trip. One fine day we were at some billiards parlor, and he was playing Billiards and Snooker, and I was watching him play. Then, he came to me and insisted me to play the game. I played and somewhat fell in love with it. I was so much in love with the game that even after he quit playing, I continued to play it. In fact, I was so much immersed in it that I used to skip my exams when I was studying at Hans Raj College and went to play snooker at Delight Basement, Billiards, and Snooker Parlour. Our madness/ crazy love for the game was to such an extent that we used to play it for about 12- 14 hours daily after skipping exams. But later on, it all paid off, and I founded the Delhi Billiards and Snooker Association {DBSA}.
My beloved friend Rajiv was ill for some time and passed away on 10th February, leaving me behind and breaking our Jai-Viru Jori. But this is not a time to be sad; we all want to thank our friend for the way he brightened our lives. We all have despaired at our loss, and the only strength of the message you gave us through your years of providing has afforded us the power to move forward.