Some people influence our lives through the years they spend with us.
Others continue to guide us long after they are gone.
For poet, author and content strategist Margesh Rai Margdarshan, his father belongs to the second category.
As Margesh celebrates his 31st birthday on September 1, his journey offers a deeply personal story of how a son carried forward the influence of his father through his writing, professional growth and literary achievements.
His father passed away in 2020. It was a profound personal loss, but it did not erase his influence. If anything, his presence became even more deeply embedded in Margesh’s words.
And years later, one of those words would become especially meaningful: ‘Margdarshan’.
1. The Man Behind the Writer
Margesh’s father was a teacher, a writer and one of his earliest sources of encouragement.
He believed in writing. He himself was a ‘कलमकार’. And for Margesh, growing up around someone who respected the power of words made writing feel less like a profession and more like something deeply personal.
His father encouraged him at a time when Margesh was still finding his own voice.
That early encouragement stayed.
In 2020, Margesh lost his father.
But he did not lose what his father had given him.
The lessons remained.
The memories remained.
And the words remained.
“पिताजी थे एक अच्छे सलाहकार…”
Years after his father’s passing, Margesh gave perhaps one of the most heartfelt tributes to him through his poetry.
In his latest collection, Khwabon Ke Jugnu, he wrote:
“पिताजी थे एक अच्छे सलाहकार,
कम उम्र से ही थे दूरदर्शी,
पिताजी थे एक कलमकार,
जीवन के पथ पर थे ‘मार्गदर्शन’ के सारथी।
These four lines reveal an entire relationship.
A father as an advisor.
A father as a visionary.
A father as a writer.
And ultimately, a father as the ‘सारथी’ who showed his son the way through life.
The word ‘मार्गदर्शन’ becomes particularly poignant because it is also part of Margesh’s literary identity.
His father was his मार्गदर्शक long before Margesh Rai Margdarshan became a name recognised by readers.
The Years After 2020 Told a Different Story
The loss of his father did not mark the end of Margesh’s journey.
It marked a different chapter.
In the years that followed, his professional career continued to evolve. His experience in content writing grew into content strategy, leadership and larger responsibilities.
Today, he serves as Content Head at Enterslice Group, having built more than eight years of experience in the content industry.
The boy who was encouraged by a writer father eventually became a professional who leads content, strategy and communication himself.
The influence is unmistakable.
Four Books, One Continuing Conversation
Margesh’s literary journey has resulted in four poetry collections:
Poetry – A Garland of Words
Khushboo Bikherti Pagdandiyan
Sharbati Zindagi
Khwabon Ke Jugnu
His first three books became Amazon bestsellers, while his latest collection has added another chapter to his journey as a bilingual poet.
And perhaps there is something symbolic about a son who grew up watching his father write eventually creating books of his own.
It feels less like an ending and more like a continuation.
A conversation between generations, carried forward through poetry.
When Recognition Arrived, The Inspiration Was Already There
In 2026, Margesh received the Udaan Excellency Award 2026 for his contribution to Indian literature, particularly poetry. The award was presented by actress Ameesha Patel.
It was a significant professional and literary milestone.
But achievements like these often have stories that begin much earlier than the day the award is presented.
For Margesh, that story began with encouragement from his father.
His father did not witness this particular milestone.
But the influence that encouraged him to pick up the pen was still there.
That is the bittersweet reality of achievement after loss.
Sometimes, the person you wish could see your success is no longer there.
But everything they taught you is.
His Biggest Professional High Was Built on Years of Work
It would be too simplistic to say that losing his father made Margesh successful.
It didn’t.
His professional growth came through years of writing, learning, freelancing, building experience and taking on greater responsibilities.
But losing someone who had been such an important influence inevitably changes a person.
For Margesh, that experience became part of his emotional and creative evolution.
The pain did not become his identity.
Instead, it became one of the experiences that shaped the person and writer he eventually became.
From Father’s Guidance to His Own Path
There is something beautifully symbolic about the journey.
His father was once the person showing him the path.
Today, Margesh walks that path himself.
He writes.
He leads.
He creates.
He publishes.
He continues learning.
And through his poetry, he keeps alive the memories of the person who first helped him understand the value of words.
Perhaps that is what his father’s ‘मार्गदर्शन’ ultimately became: not a direction that ended with his father’s passing, but one that continued with his son.
31 Today, But Still Carrying His Father’s Words
September 1 is Margesh Rai Margdarshan’s birthday.
It is a day to celebrate the person he has become and the journey that has brought him here.
But his story cannot be told only through awards, books or professional titles.
It must also be told through the people who shaped him.
His father was one of them.
And perhaps the most beautiful tribute Margesh could give him is not a memorial, but a continuation of what he started.
A pen still moving.
A poet still writing.
A son still remembering.
As Margesh turns 31, the journey continues.
His father may no longer be beside him on the road.
But as his own poetry says, he remains the सारथी.
And perhaps some of the most meaningful journeys are the ones where, even after the guide is gone, his direction never leaves you.
