7 February 2026
Today, I write with a heart that feels heavier than words can carry.
I lost my grandfather, Mitharam Pegu today.
But his love, his voice, and his memories are still alive inside me.
When I was a child, I met with a terrible truck accident . In that moment he cried the whole day for me. He did not eat, did not rest. He only prayed and wept, fearing he might lose me.
I was too young to understand even i forgot the incident...
But today, I understand what that love meant to me .
He always spoke about me to others. He always used to tell my story to other about my achivement, when i was back from university during academic recess december and jan i heard the same .. talking about me , I promise I will make you proud one day , people will say " his grandson has become that person "
Recently, I went to the hospital with him , it was a day after Magh Bihu he asked me,
“It is costly right ? How much money is going?”
Even in his illness, he was worried about the expense, not his pain.
A few days later I touched his feet and my grandmother’s feet before leaving for university , I didn’t even know that would be one of the last times I would see him .
Then came to know the words from family that doctor said :
“Not more than 25 days.”
While I was in university, he wanted to see me before passing away. I came to know this from my mother and family members. But I could not come back in time.
Those words still echo in my mind.
And today, I could not even see you one last time.
This pain will stay with me forever .
I could not show you my job, my success, the things you always dreamed of for me. But I know one thing - you believed in me more than I believed in myself.
And maybe, wherever you are now, you still do.
Grandfather, Mitharam Pegu,
You cried for me when I was fighting for life.
Today, I cry for you as you rest in peace.
I will always remember this date - 7 February 2026 - the day I lost you, and the day I truly understood your love.
I promise to live a life that will make you proud, the way you always proudly spoke about me.
You will always live in my heart.
Yours proud Grandson
~Chiranjib Pegu
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