India, July 13 -- Scrolling down Facebook on a lazy afternoon, the gaze is suddenly arrested by a face so well known and well remembered in a profile picture. How could it be? It is the picture of the rare Punjabi poet, Amitoj, who once shone in full glory, giving a whiff of fresh air to the Punjabi poetry, enjoying fanfare like never before and then choosing oblivion. I was watching some old Hindi film with a story of rebirth and then I almost heard the haunting refrain of an old song: "Ayega aane wala, ayega, ayega." I suddenly sat up worried about my own condition, which in Punjabi is referred to as "satara-batara". Well! such confusions are bound to happen when you touch the number 70. I rub my eyes, fix my specs and gaze again at the...