A talented musician, got full-time job a month ago

Only a month ago, Dushyant Madhukar Bhoir, a resident of Bhayander, had shifted from his earlier temporary job in Air India to a permanent job in a firm at Dadar.

Only a month ago, Dushyant Madhukar Bhoir, a resident of Bhayander, had shifted from his earlier temporary job in Air India to a permanent job in a firm at Dadar. 8220;We thought he was well-settled. But now we have lost him,8221; says Madhukar Bhoir, 56, Dushyant8217;s father.

Describing Dushyant as gregarious and energetic, the proud father boasts about his son8217;s keen interest8212;and talent8212;in music. 8220;He used to play a lot of musical instruments. The guitar was his favourite. He managed to perform with some orchestras and earn some decent money on the side.8221;

Usually he left office after 7 pm but that day he and his wife had some plans. So he left office early to board a train. A blast on it at Matunga killed him. 8220;One of his friends, who missed that train, told us what happened,8221; recalls Bhoir. 8220;We found his body at Sion hospital.8221;

Apart from his wife, father and mother, Dushyant leaves behind a younger brother and an elder sister. Yet, for Bhoir, the vacuum is is too deep to fill. 8220;Some days back I went to a musical programme and when I saw the percussionists performing on stage, it reminded me of my son. Not only do I miss him when I see someone performing, but I actually miss him every second.8221;

Dushyant8217;s grandmother, Rukmini 70, who stays in her village home at Mori in Naigaon, describes him as a well-mannered and hard working youngster. 8220;He would welcome everyone with his perennial smile. Why did it happen to him?8221; she asks.

But Bhoir, a mechanic with Central Railway, was dealt a double blow when Dushyant8217;s wife, Varsha, decided to return to her parents8217; home, along with the financial compensation the family received.

Dushyant, a commerce graduate from Vartak College in Vasai, married her four years ago.

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8220;Both of them were in the same college where they became friends and later got married. We did not object and they were living a happy married life,8221; says Bhoir.

8220;Never mind the money,8221; he adds. 8220;But she could have stayed with us at least for a few months for moral support.8221;

Bhoir can8217;t forget his son8217;s passion for driving8212;long drives were something he loved to unwind with, whenever he had the time. And one of his personal dreams was to go on a world tour.

8220;I have been all over India. And, had he been alive, Dushyant would have somehow ensured that I travelled abroad. That dream will never be fulfilled now.8221;