Mama,
I last saw you and Papa together more than 35 years ago. Since the day Papa left, I have watched you face everything life threw at you with never-ending courage and dignity. Only Priyanka and I really know what you have been through, and how difficult your life after Papa truly was.
I am happy, and so proud, that your story - “Belonging: A Journey of Love” - will finally be read by the millions of people who love you. I know how hard it was for someone as private as you to tell the world your beautiful story.
Today, on his birthday, I can see Papa smiling and looking down proudly at his beautiful Sonia.
Love,
Rahul
Mr. Niketu Iralu, a Naga elder, a proud son of the soil, harbinger of peace, and one of the rare Nagas who thought and lived above tribalism and artificial borders, is no more. A Gandhian too, and his life indeed was his message.
Mourning over the loss yet celebrating his life and legacy he has left behind.