This isn’t a story, but an observation. I always heard about Kavi from Meha. Whether it was his birthday, something he was doing on campus, sharing that red car with him, etc., Meha always talked about her “bro”. In India, Kavi always talked about Meha. Meha would want this, Meha did this, I knew Meha would always end up with a tall Punjabi, Meha loves this music, etc. It was really admirable how much they knew about one another and cared for one another. Their relationship often inspires me to be a better sister. I felt so lucky to meet Meha. And then I felt so lucky to meet Kavi. And I definitely was lucky to see the Meha/Kavi sibling relationship. (I know the focus is on Kavi, but I also have to say that I am so grateful that I was able to meet Hardeep, Ravi and Aparna too. I am a BIG fan of the Pandey/Chiraya clan.)

I met Kavi while we were on training with Accenture in St. Charles. In the first weekend, a group of us went to Chicago.

My favourite memory of that trip was on the last day when I mentioned to Kavi that I saw a movie set somewhere downtown. Immediately, he knew it was because they were filming a Bollywood movie with one of his favourite actors (Sadly I can’t remember the dude’s name). We went around trying to find the set’s location but I couldn’t remember where it was. Instead of stalking the Bolllywood film set, Kavi ended up giving me a tour of the famous movie/tv scenes set in Chicago. We walked for so long and so far away that we almost missed the train back to St. Charles!

I had only known Kavi for a week, but the generosity and kindness he showed me is something I will always remember about him.