Our Self-Written Obituaries – Khadeejah Gibran Raja, Medina, Saudi Arabia
The 122nd death. [Text and photo by Khadeejah Gibran Raja] In memory of Mrs. Khadeejah Gibran. She did her living! Climbed mountains, flew hot air balloons, traveled from Rome to China, played Bach, enjoyed Dostoevsky, and lived on sushi. Married…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Simran Jagdev, Ashoka University
The 121st death. [Text by Simran Jagdev; photo by Srutanjay Narayanan] Simran Jagdev, 24, was found dead in room 615, Women’s Residence at Ashoka University. She was one of the 200 fellows, touted to be the brightest minds in the…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Rajeev Roark, The Coffee Lab
The 120th death. [Text by Rajeev Roark; photo by Abhinav Chandel] Many things can and are being said about Rajeev Roark. The epithets rain in place of the much needed clouds in the much too dry Lutyens’ Delhi. Oddly missing…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Simran Brar, Vasant Kunj
The 119th death. [Text and photo by Simran Brar; the picture selfie shows the author with her grandmother] The hazardous cocktail of unabashed laughter, untiring idiocy and boundless adventure took Simran Brar’s life one unremarkable April morning. She had been…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Ajin K Thomas, Malappuram, Kerala
The 118th death. [Text by Ajin K Thomas; photo by Shebin Benson] Writer Ajin K Thomas was found dead on the banks of the Punnapuzha River in Malappuram, with a paperback edition of The God of Small Things lying on…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Laila Tyabji, Tommy Hilfiger outlet in Gurgaon
The 117th death. [By Laila Tyabji] The unidentified body found in the Tommy Hilfiger outlet at the Ambience Mall in Gurgaon has now been identified as 68 year old Laila Tyabji, Founder and Chairperson of Dastkar. The body, found in…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Ashutosh Tripathi, The Book Shop
The 116th death. [By Ashutosh Tripathi] “Goodbye and God bless!” This seemingly simple text message, on a normal working April day, from his long-standing girlfriend, K, apparently took Ashutosh Tripathi’s life. Mr Tripathi struggled with tears through the day and…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Surabhi Mehrotra, Civil Lines
The 115th death. [By Surabhi Mehrotra] “Let’s go,” murmured Future. She held his hand and prepared to leave. “But you must stay,” cried Present, “why don’t you believe?” Away she went, on Future fixed her gaze Caught in love’s fever,…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – The Little Mynah birdie, Ambience Mall
The 114th death. [By the Mynah Birdie] The little Mynah birdie, an aviator and a soloist who often sang self-composed impromptu compositions to varied people of Delhi, died on March 8 on the concrete floor at Gurgaon’s Ambience mall. The…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Srija Sharma, Ludhiana
The 113th death. [Text by Srija Sharma; photo by Preeti Saini] She dozed off to a deep slumber while sitting in her library, a work of lifetime. And never woke up. Srija Sharma wasn’t the one who believed in clichés….
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