Question

how did author come to know of shahid approaching death ?

Answer 1

When Shahid approached Gosh out of the blue that he would die and asked for him to compose something about him, Ghosh was shocked and astounded. He couldn’t discover words,the most effective method to react. He attempted to reassure him. “Oh dear! I can’t see a thing… I hope this doesn’t mean that I am dying,” The dread of death was plainly obvious in Shahid’s manner of speaking and use of words.

Answer 2

Shahid had been diagnosed with brain tumor; his medication was going on. He had been operated a few times to relieve him of the consequences of the tumor; after the operations chemotherapy had been started. However, Shahid was not responding to chemotherapy positively and as per doctors’ expectations. So doctors decided to stop all medications. They clearly said Shahid had only a year to live. This news saddened all Shahid’s relatives and friends. The narrator was sad also.