I knew from Vidyut that Ashok was not well and had to undergo major surgery of the hip joint. I feel very sad. Like Madhav, he was my Gurubandhu and a senior friend. We studied Sanskrit grammar with Pt. Wamanshastri Bhagwat at Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune. He invited me to his university (UBC, Vancouver) to teach Sanskrit in his absence. That was my first assignment in a foreign university. Both Ashok and Vidyut were very kind to me and treated me like their youger brother. I cherish the sweet memories of spending time happily with Ashok, Vidyut, Rasika and Muktak. Prof. Aklujkar taught Sanskrit and Indian philosophy for more than 35 years at UBC, and as a visiting professor at Harvard, Hamburg, Kyoto, Rome, Paris, Oxford and Marburg. He prepared a Sanskrit primer, namely, “Sanskrit: An easy introduction to an enchanting language.” This book is being used in North America, Europe and Japan. An Indian edition of this book has recently been brought out by the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI), Pune. Prof. Aklujkar was very kind to hand over all the rights of publication and sale of this book to BORI.