When I was a child, my father sometimes took me for walks in the late afternoon. We would wander down through the pasture, not hurrying. He would tell me the names of the trees, point out a bird’s nest so well hidden that the careless eye would never see it. Sometimes, if the day was uncommonly warm, he would say to me, “Walk in my shadow. I’ll be your shade.”

Even now, I recall how good it was to be a child, exploring the fields, becoming aware of the natural order of life, watching the miracles of the changing seasons, marveling at mysteries that even my father could not explain. I walked with him safe in his shadow, protected by the shade he provided me.

Later still, I came to understand that the shadow of my father was as it was because the man who cast it was who he was: big enough, strong enough, wise enough to be may shelter till I was sufficiently strong to step outside and walk my own way.

My father gave me the best of himself, his shadow and his substance.

-Vipul Amin
President
Param Group of Companies