The Words He Never Said : A Father's Silent Love. A Daughter's Late Discovery.

He never said "I love you." Not once in thirty years.

Not when she was born. Not when she graduated. Not when she left home. Not when she screamed at him for ruining her wedding. Not on the last morning of his life, when he drank his chai and read his newspaper and closed his eyes for an afternoon nap he would never wake up from.

Rajesh Kumar Sharma was a quiet man. An accountant. A bus rider. A man in grey trousers who asked about provident funds instead of feelings, who patted heads instead...