PHILIP GOULD WAS A VERY CLOSE FRIEND OF TONY BLAIR, THE EX-PRIME MINISTER OF ENGLAND. IN 2008, AT THE AGE OF 58, PHILIP WAS DIAGNOSED WITH EASOPHAGEAL CANCER. THEREAFTER, FOR CONTINUOUS THREE YEARS HE GAVE A TOUGH FIGHT TO THE DREADFUL DISEASE. HE WAS CURED BUT THEN THE DISEASE RELAPSED CLAIMING THE LIFE OF THE STATESMAN. HIS DISEASE MADE HIM INTROVERT. A STRATEGIST BY NATURE, HE DECIDED TO GIVE A TOUGH FIGHT TO THIS DISEASE, AS IF IT WAS AN ELECTION GAME. HIS HEALTH STARTED DETERIORATING. IT WAS THEN HE DECIDED TO GO PUBLIC WHILE SHARING HIS THOUGHTS REGARDING CANCER. “WHEN I DIE”- AYUSHYACHA ANTIM SANSKAR IS THE RESULT OF HIS STRONG INTENTIONS TO CONVEY HIS THOUGHTS. A VERY TOUCHING JOURNEY, THE BOOK WILL ALSO BE A GREAT HELP TO THE CANCER PATIENTS. THE AUTHOR’S PERSPECTIVE ABOUT LIFE PRESENTS AN IMPORTANT DIMENSION OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIP AND LIFE IN GENERAL.