To my...wife? (I am not married.)

And my...children? (Read the previous sentence.)

...without whom this book has been completed within 3-4 months. (Else it might have taken a year or two—pun intended!)

On a serious note, I would like to dedicate this book to the kid who taught me to live life freely. Shreyu (Shreyansh, my sister Jigisha's baby boy) showed me the power of innocence and smiles. I've had a completely different perspective of life since he has arrived.

Special thanks to Priyanka Agashe for supporting and encouraging me all the time. Please don't overrate me as a person (all sisters do that). Sorry for being khadoos. I would also like to dedicate this book to my father, who is an avid reader. He loves books so much that he reads these technical books and notes down all the quotes at the beginning of each chapter. I want to say thanks and share my gratitude for everything I've been blessed with.

I would like to thank my parents, Jigisha and Nitesh, dada and dadi, Vinay Kher, my teachers, friends, family members, Aakanksha "Akkus" Deshpande (thanks Mother India for always telling me "koshish karne valo ki haar nahi hoti"), Hemant and Priyanka, Mihir P and Anupama S, Yohan Wadia, Jyoti-Kanika Bhatia (you always remember special occasions Jyotiben), Rohini Gaonkar, Rohan C, Mayur Mothliya, Chintan Solaki, Navrang O, Dharmesh R, and Ashish B.

I am also thankful to Palak S, Subhrajyoti M, Siddharth B, Nirali Kotak, Sumukh, Bijal, Ragni, Beena, Arpan V, Parth S, Bibhas S, Paresh P, Nirav V, Vimal K, Paras Shah, Vishal R, Sharvil P, Sourabh M, Viral I, Vijay Y, Amit R, Manisha Y, Gowri, Saurabh S, Nishchal S, and Kushal V, who have always helped me and made my life easier at specific points in the past year or so. I'm not sure we will ever meet again in life, so I'm trying to thank all those who helped me, knowingly or unknowingly. Apologies if I have missed any names.