My Dearest cousin Prapa, It is with tremendous sadness that I write this tribute to you. I recall spending my very early childhood in your company at our grandfather’s house and at your family home. We were a happy gang of kids. That now seems a complete lifetime ago. So much as changed in the lives of our family, our people and our country. It seems such an unkind god that has chosen to take you away from us and left your lovely family without you. The sadnesses of the past year are terribly compounded by your untimely death. I wish your family peace and comfort in this time of loss and I hope that your soul is smiling broadly, as that is how I will remember you. Your cousin, Ketish Pothalingam