There Is Always A Door …

CA Girish Agrawal, a first-time author, embodies versatility. Besides being a Chartered Accountant, he was an avid footballer in his younger days, followed by being the President of the Leo Club in the mid-twenties and studying law in the mid-forties. He has handled the finance functions in an MNC and is currently an Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Member. I had the privilege of interacting twice with him, once professionally and secondly during the launch of the book.

The author initially indicates that the trigger for writing this book is to express his gratitude through leveraging his “word power” since his life has been extremely rewarding from his childhood in spite of experiencing three major near-death experiences (NDEs), which have made him cherish every moment of his life till date. The book goes on to reveal various facets of his personality in diverse roles ranging from academics, sports, leadership, social welfare and public events, professional pursuits, etc., with several achievements and failures on the way, including the NDEs indicated above; each of which has made him a complete person. He also expresses his gratitude to several persons starting with “My Master” my beloved Maharita, who he considers his biggest source of faith and strength, followed by "my Lord Krishna", whose practi