44-year-old Naren Kaushik, son of retired Journalism Professor R.N. Padmanabh, died of breathlessness; final rites held at Leh
Mysuru: The trekking expedition turned tragic for Naren Kaushik (44), a city-based techie and a resident of Rajarajeshwarinagar in Bengaluru, who handed away in Leh district in Ladakh on Sept. 7.
He was presently working as Deputy Supervisor, Basic Electrical Firm (GE) in Bengaluru.
Naren is survived by his father Prof. R.N. Padmanabh, a retired Professor, Division of Mass Communication and Journalism, Maharaja’s School, Mysuru, mom Nagarathna, spouse Radhika Kaushik, daughter Varuni Kaushik and youthful brother Pavan Kaushik. Final rites had been held at Leh on Sept. 10, in line with household sources.
Naren had left Bengaluru on Sept. 2. He, together with seven of his associates, accompanied by two medical doctors and sherpas, started trekking on Sept. 4.
Sadly, tragedy struck on Sept. 7 when Naren had reached the altitude of 18,000 ft. He out of the blue suffered breathlessness and was introduced right down to a decrease altitude. Efforts to avoid wasting him didn’t yield any outcomes as he breathed his final on the identical day.
The Leh authorities knowledgeable his relations concerning the tragedy on Sept. 8 and the mortal stays had been handed over to his household on Sept. 9 night after conducting the autopsy.
Although preparations had been made to move the physique to Mysuru, the household determined to carry out the final rites at Leh because it was greater than 72 hours when the physique was handed over.
Chatting with Star of Mysore this morning, Prof. Padmanabh stated that Naren had taken half in comparable trekking expeditions earlier than which he had accomplished efficiently.
“It’s unlucky that my son couldn’t survive although all seven of them suffered breathlessness after they reached an altitude of 18,000 ft. The medical doctors tried their greatest however they might not save him,” he rued.
Prof. Padmanabh stated that although final rites had been carried out in Leh, twelfth and thirteenth day rituals can be held at Sri Vaishnava Sabha in Saraswathipuram, Mysuru on Sept. 18 and 19.
Naren, an engineering graduate from SJCE in Mysuru, had secured third rank in Polymer Science Engineering. He was a member of SJCE cricket and badminton groups. A flautist and disciple of famend flute maestro Nithyananda Haldipur, Naren had offered a number of programmes at Bhopal and Bengaluru.