New Delhi, April 15 -- On 11th April 2025 I lost my dear friend Madhur Bhai. He was 73 years old and had been ailing on and off for some years. Just on 26th March I spent lovely two hours with him in his house in Mumbai. He was in a cheerful mood and we talked on various things as we used to whenever we met. Little did I know that within a fortnight he would be gone.

Madhur Bajaj was the grandson of Jamnalal Bajaj - Mahatma Gandhi's 'fifth son' and was the Vice Chairman of Bajaj Auto and was on the board of almost all the companies of Bajaj Group that was headed by his more famous cousin Rahul Bajaj, who died three years ago. He played a stellar role in the rise of Bajaj Auto and other companies though he always kept a low profile and as...