Kesshik

Touchdown!

On 12 September 2008, Kesshik landed at Bethesda Hospital. He came with no instruction manual, but he did come with a lifelong talent for spotting anything with wheels or wings.

18 photos

Photos

First smiles, first birthday

His first full year, and the biggest folder of baby photos. That cheeky grin started early.

47 photos, 2 videos

Photos

Cake inspector

Birthdays meant a cake with his name on it, and very serious supervision of that cake.

16 photos

Photos

Passport stamps

At just two years old, Kesshik went international: Singapore, Malaysia and Dubai, plus beach days back home.

40 photos, 1 video

Beach Dubai Home Malaysia Singapore

Already Air Force

Here is the first proof. On a trip to Ooty, three-year-old Kesshik is already in an AIR FORCE T-shirt. The love of jets started very early.

15 photos

Beach Photos Home Ooty

Beach boy

Pondicherry beach, and the Wonder Seniors class of 2013–14.

10 photos

Photos Pondicherry beach

The graduate

Cap, gown and a very serious face for his convocation. Later that year: Kodaikanal, a place he would come back to again and again.

12 photos

Convocation Kodaikanal

Waterfall explorer

Tada Falls, and a boy who could not stay away from the water.

8 photos

Home Tada Falls

Eight and unstoppable

Birthday celebrations, Ooty again, beach days and Christmas at home.

27 photos

Photos Birthday Beach Home Hotel Ooty

The American adventure

His world got bigger: the USA, autumn leaves, snow, train rides, and the view from the top of a skyscraper.

53 photos

Home Train USA

Niagara Falls, Liberty and a helicopter

Niagara Falls, the Statue of Liberty, a bright blue helicopter up close, a snowman, tulip gardens, a Spider-Man costume and a very cool Batman Halloween.

84 photos, 13 videos

Function Halloween Home in the USA Malls in the USA

Back home and going viral

Back in India and busy: birthday, Deepavali, the zoo, beach days, temple visits, and the TikTok era, when the entertainer went public.

52 photos, 13 videos

Photos Birthday Deepavali Function Home Hotel Mall Playground Temple TikTok USA Zoo

Twelve

Mahabalipuram, Kodaikanal, beach days and plenty of home videos.

33 photos, 17 videos

Photos Birthday Beach Home Hotel Kodaikanal Mahabalipuram Temple

Growing up

Temple visits and quiet days at home.

7 photos

Home Temple

Hills and home

Kodaikanal again, and a furry friend at home.

19 photos, 4 videos

Home Kodaikanal

Teen mode: activated

Now a teenager: Kodaikanal, malls, movies, and a serious interest in trying new restaurants and the latest dishes.

39 photos, 2 videos

Beach Home Hotel Kodaikanal Mall Movie

Mountains and movies

Kodaikanal, the beach, the malls and the movies.

45 photos, 1 video

Beach Home Hotel Kodaikanal Mall Movie Temple

Seventeen, and full volume

A big year: a theme park trip, Hyderabad, Deepavali, and the beatbox year. There are 93 recordings of him practising, so his phone storage clearly paid the price.

111 photos, 22 videos

Beach Profile pictures Deepavali Function Home Hotel Hyderabad Mall Temple Theme park

His beatbox recordings from this year are in the beatbox section.

The last chapter

His last year was full: Kodaikanal and Thandikudi, an IPL match, the airport, the TVS showroom, Copper Kitchen, a family wedding, Thirupulivanam Temple, a visit to Senchu, and his last movie in the theatre. On 7 September 2026, five days before his eighteenth birthday, Kesshik took his final flight.

291 photos, 28 videos

Airport Beach Profile pictures Function A family wedding His belongings His videos Home Hotel Copper Kitchen IPL match Kodaikanal Thandikudi His last movie Mall Memories Senchu visit Style TVS showroom Thirupulivanam Temple

His beatbox recordings from this year are in the beatbox section.