Saturday, October 17, 2009

Malapora to Manhattan- Death of Roshan

My memories of Roshan Lal uncleji goes back to Srinagar, when he was getting down from Contessa car and I was riding my cycle.It was his first trip back to Kashmir, after going to America.when he had left for America , there was a list from various people and in that list , i pursued him to get aamir khan bag for me. In those days ,fresh images of Aamir Khan, carrying a side bag in qayamat se qayamat taq was vivid.I was excited that my Aamir Khan bag has arrived, to my surprise the bag didnt come. In between the lines, I realised later on after 20 odd years , when I was coming back from UK, how difficult it was to bring stuff.Post migration, I met him couple of times in jammu and had a extensive conversation with him once about life , immigration, job in US, etc. He was a good friend of my father, were our next door neighbor and his son was a friend of mine.
I always asked him , why dont he extend his local ambulance business in New York, his answer used to be , I am tired raju now,have started working since sixteen.I could never relate with his thought press in my early days of career, where growth and expansion were only Options.
Finally, he rested in peace . As usual obituary in Daily excelsior, traveled through relations and news reached House.In deep sleep , he died @ his house in America.
May god rest the departed soul in Peace.
rgds RM