Dr Krishnan was better known to us as Krishnan Uncle. None of the children at the daycare can believe that he has passed away. A lot of us used to happily collect grasshoppers on his request, and some of us knew him better. I, for one, knew him as an animal lover and an optimist. I had never ever seen him frowning , and he wasn't the 'typical adult' who told us you will understand when you grow up. Whenever any one of us asked him a question, he always explained in simple English words, unlike many others. We always tried to give him grasshoppers that we caught, as fast as we could, so they wouldn't eat one another. We used anything from bottles to boxes to hold the grasshoppers. And then, he recognized our efforts and included us all in his Nature Club. Whenever he walked by the daycare, everyone rushed out to greet him. Most of us knew him as a good friend, not as a big adult. All of us are deeply grieved by his loss, and I, for one, hope that wherever he is, he might find peace. - Siddharth Sane