Chaman Lal Bhardwaj, my Nana, his life was a masterclass in curiosity, a symphony of seeking, a relentless pursuit of knowledge not for power, not for profit, but for the sheer pleasure of understanding the world in all its nuance, its contradictions, its constantly shifting tides. He was a man of maps and manuscripts, of newspapers and novels, of conversations that stretched beyond continents, beyond generations, beyond the limits of time itself. Born in Lahore, educated at Government College--an institution he carried in his heart with the pride of a man who knew the value of a fine education--Nana traversed history with a rare grace, a rare hunger, a rare ability to absorb and evolve, never remaining static, never content with what he already knew.