When Vishwash Kumar Ramesh boarded Air India Flight 171, he never imagined he’d be the only one to walk away. The 40-year-old British-Indian businessman was returning from a family trip when the plane crashed minutes after takeoff, killing everyone else on board.
Now recovering in an Ahmedabad hospital, Ramesh recalls the horror: the deafening noise, the sudden impact, and the chilling silence that followed. His survival defies logic—his seat, 11A, was in a zone experts say should have been fatal.
But amid the miracle lies deep sorrow. His brother, Ajay, was also on the flight and is still missing. As Ramesh grapples with survivor’s guilt, the world watches, waiting for answers. How did he live when no one else did?
