Satish Kaushik was universally liked in the film industry, but his own life was not all laughter and joy. The veteran actor, who was born today, i.e on April 13, had a life full of ups and downs. After losing their son Shanu sixteen years earlier, Satish Kaushik and his wife were blessed with a baby girl in 2012. The baby girl named Vanshika was born on July 15, 2012 through surrogacy.
After Vanshika came home the jubilant father said, “By God’s grace, my wife Shashi and I have been blessed with a daughter. It is the end of a long and painful wait for a child. It is a matter of unimaginable joy especially for my wife who had her heart set on another child ever since we lost our only son Shanu when he was just two-years-old.”
He shared, “Ever since Vanshika came last month, my wife and I have become like first time parents – enjoying every movement of our baby, feeding her, changing her diapers.”
For this miracle, Satish thanked Dr Hrishikesh Pai. “He’s not just one of the best IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation) doctors in the world, but also a close friend. I thank him for urging me and my wife to take the IVF route to parenthood. We were unfortunate in having lost our only child. Our world had come crashing down. But thanks to the world of medical miracles, we’ve become parents again at an age when parenthood is considered impossible.”
Enjoying fatherhood, Satish had put all the work on hold. “At the moment Shashi and I can’t think of anything beyond our baby. Our close friends and family were aware of us going through surrogate parenthood. Now that Vanshika has arrived, we are happy to tell everyone about her.”
Vanshika is now 13 and doing well. Satish must be smiling down.
