Some people appear in your life for a short period. They disappear suddenly leaving behind fond memories of the moments you were together. This book is a tribute to a few such personalities, with whom I had close association for some time, but had left me in a flash. There was true friendship; fond admiration, a shower of warmth; I was lucky to be with them, even if that was for a short duration, because, their lives had strengthened me in many ways.