When we were expecting our first child, Vandana made me promise that I should be by her side when our baby is born. Like most couples, we also hoped for a normal delivery, but things don’t always go as we want and it had to be an operation. It was very difficult for me to watch or even think of all the pain that she would have to go through, but I did keep my promise. February 28, which is also my birthday, happened to be the day Aahil, our son, was born in 2009. At that instant, we decided that we would not have another baby. But as destiny would have it, we were soon expecting our second child. But this time, as Vandana’s due date approached for delivery, I was shooting for Shankar’s Nanban. Just when I was wondering how I was going to keep my promise of being by her side at her crucial moment, I somehow convinced Shankar to let me go that day, saying that it was important that I stay with Vandana. My wife’s gift to me and my gift to her are our two beautiful children.