‘Remembering Ashwini’ by Kushal Dastenavar gives insight to think logically & analyse

Author Kushal Dastenavar’ & Ashwini

Our destiny is out of our hands, only making life worse; we can't control any event that happens in life. No matter what we plan for our lives, circumstances overtake us. How we react to those unforeseen unwelcome circumstances by positioning ourselves as a learner matters the most. Author Kushal Dastenavar's memoir "Remembering Ashwini" gives an insight to think, analyse and bring logic behind the fact of our destined life.

Author Kushal Dastenavar's book, Remembering Ashwini is a heart-wrenching memoir in loving memory of his beloved wife, Ashwini. It is a true story of how a happily married life can take an unimaginable U-turn. Through this book, the author has narrated a particular facet of his life with his late wife Ashwini, coloured with his feelings and emotions, tied with unconditional love before and after her demise. The author has disclosed his innermost thoughts with his own life experience in a candid and soulful manner.

The book "Remembering Ashwini" revolves around the author's deeply meaningful and memorable companionship with his late wife Ashwini until one day, a piece of spine-chilling news hit the entire family like a bolt from the blue. June 2019 was when Ashwini was diagnosed with a brain tumour, a day when their life had turned upside-down. The memoir "Remembering Ashwini" touches upon all those profound moments the author and his beloved wife faced as a couple and as a family of four. They have passed through varied phases and circumstances. He had to decide and act as the head of the family with Ashwini as the epicenter until the day, on January 1, 2021, when after suffering for 18 months, Ashwini passed away peacefully during sleep in the early morning.

The memoir is a sincere effort of the author that might help the reader ponder over the true meaning of this precious life and what matters by seeing through the lenses of the beautiful life of the author with his wife Ashwini and, more precisely, those prized last 18 months of deeply meaningful and memorable companionship. Those 18 months, from June 14, 2019, to January 1, 2021, were the phase that formed the most enriching, deep, and meaningful period of the author's life. He realized the importance of life and what makes it worth living, and what mattered. Every breath was precious. The power of silence was worth a thousand words, self-less love, caring, which was far beyond words, togetherness, and belongingness, which was over and above everything. Those moments were deep, pure, priceless, incomparable, and complete.

The immense potential and power that we all are bestowed as human beings and yet the vulnerability clearly defined by the susceptible nature of our life towards birth and death are realized and expressed in the memoir. Life and death are beyond anyone's control. What matters the most is the attitude how we deal with one when it takes refuge. The expression of unconditional love and acceptance is the force that had held the author and his wife together during the worst time in their companionship, which is full of learning for the reader.

Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. The ones who loved each other with heart and soul remain connected forever in one's thoughts, minds, and soul. The author has presented the sheer grit and loves until his beloved wife's last breath, which is immeasurable and worth appreciating. The writing styles, the narration, words attached with feelings are all tremendous and flawless. The quotes and life lessons verses from Bhagawad Geeta with spiritual touch are path showing and full of wisdom which makes it a thoughtful and reflective read. A beautiful and compassionate memoir with a gift of knowledge and practical life unquestionably inspires the readers.

The author is survived by his two sons Atharva (19) and Adi (14), currently residing at saint-German-en-Laye, a western suburb near Paris, France. Ashwini was employed as a country manager for a Global company, and the author is employed as a vice president in a large corporation.

The author has brilliantly presented the positive and negative aspects of his life before and after his beloved wife's demise. Readers can connect with his inner universe of thoughts and feelings in the context of their own life. Gear yourself up and dig deep with "Remembering Ashwini," releasing worldwide on August 24th, 2021.

The book has a foreword by Mr. Sonu Sood, the Bollywood superstar, and a Philanthropist.