I received this letter from a young woman who I'd mentored at The Earth Times. I was so touched by what she said that I thought I should share the note. (I have withheld her name.) Dear Pranay: Happy New Year! I was delighted to find an e-mail from you in my inbox the other day. I looked you up on the internet recently (the power of Google!) in order to find contact information for you, and I stumbled upon your Website. I found the “journalism” section quite interesting, and many of th...

This is what I wrote to Dlip Sardesai wife, Nina, and his son Rajdeep and daughter Shonali, today: I just learned about Dilip, and it's hard to imagine that he'd be gone. I cannot even begin to appreciate what you must be going through, but you must surely know that Dilip made so many friends through his graciousness, generosity and good will -- and that he will continue to always bring a smile to people's faces on account of his enduring warmth and good cheer. I still remember the shee...