Bharat, I salute you man!

"Its unfair when young people don’t live long enough to accomplish what they want to. I didn’t know Bharat for too long. First and last time I met him was when he chaired a local DU conference. Over those two days, I remember him always being in control. I remember him playing a dialogue from “Any Given Sunday” where Pacino talks about “winning inch by inch”. I remember him for his supreme confidence.

I don’t know, in some ways, it’s a reality check of how much time there really is. I came across this speech by Steve Jobs sometime back. I know most here would’ve re-read it a few times by now, but it’s the first thing that I thought about after the weird numbness of hearing a young person passing away….. “Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.”

Few people in this world leave behind a legacy for the people they met. Even fewer when they die young. Bharat, I salute you man!"

Aditya Khanna
AIESEC alumnus