Avijit : The brightest star

Kajal Chatterjee
Contd from previous issue
Physically AP will not make his gracious presence any more in our midst, but he will shine gallantly in the sky of our mind and heart just like Avijit (Vega) - - - brightest star of Lyra constellation - - - through his selfless nature, dedication towards work and brotherly affection cum responsibility towards all.
In Doestoevsky's classic "The Idiot", the Superintendent of the Swiss clinic says to the protagonist Lev Myshkin  ---  "If people try to act a bit sympathetic towards each other, majority of the problems in our society would cease to exist".
Indeed only if we all try to nurture a bit of empathy and cooperative attitude towards our fellow travellers in family neighbourhood workplace and society at large,  respect each other  irrespective of our demographic or social status and try to be tolerant of diverse opinions; the world would certainly  attain true essence of civilization. Our AP, the real Bhadralok,  indeed follows that ideal path to embrace the vulnerable Myshkins all around us!