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Sandile is a long lost friend; we met in Bangalore in 2000 at an alternative media conference; we were in touch for next two years. I printed this poem in Dhaka-based daily The Daily Star. After that, mails to him kept bouncing. I lost contact with Sandile. Sandile: if you are reading this, send me your contact, at least the email ID. Mine is ekram.kabir@gmail.com.
I just heard a few years ago (2005/6) Sandile was involved in head-on traffic accident in which four people died, and he was the only survivor. He suffered severe head injuries and was in a coma for a few days. When he came out of the coma, he suffered from severe memory loss. It has taken him a long time to recover, but his personality has changed and he still does not remember many people and things from his past. He now lives in Cape Town with his family, who take care of him.
– Ekram Kabir