Our Self-Written Obituaries – Megha Shankar Seth, Alaknanda, Delhi
The 93rd death. [By Megha Shankar Seth] Megha Shankar Seth died today while travelling to work just after she received a phone call from her mother-in-law professing her love and gratitude for being a wonderful daughter-in-law and being a better…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Zara Wazir Ali, Lahore, Pakistan
The 92nd death. [By Zara Wazir Ali] Death is not an alien thought to my over-obsessive brain. And what I have learned from life is that death brings out vulnerability, being a moment of utter honesty, it will make me…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Ratna Golaknath, Vasant Kunj
The 91st death. [Text by Ratna Golaknath; photograph by Meghna Jaswal, or probably her sister Mikta Jaswal] Ratna Golaknath finally stopped thinking and more importantly feeling. The mechanics of her body and brain finally switched off and she passed away…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – David Laurence Libert, Wisconsin
The 90th death. [By David Laurence Libert] David Laurence Libert died quietly and comfortably in his Wisconsin home late Thursday morning at the age of eighty five. He was surrounded by a number of friends and family. He had announced…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Pallavi Pundir, Dehradun
The 89th death. [Text by Pallavi Pundir; photo by DN] And just like that, Pallavi Pundir–a magnanimous friend, an unpredictable daughter and a malicious sister–has died. It wasn’t like her to pen her own obituary, for introspection was the least…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Gayatri Jayaraman, Kodai Probably
The 88th death. [Text and photo by Gayatri Jayaraman] She objectified men, because there is more than one way to close the gender divide. When she laughed, she cried such that it was confusing to know, at any point, whether…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Kanza Javed, Lahore
The 87th death. [Text and photo by Kanza Javed] If literature touches you, you are no longer afraid of contemplating the otherwise melancholic subjects, like your own death for instance, a theme explore and re-explored countless times in fiction that…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Vivek Tejuja, Bangalore
The 86th death. [Text by Vivek Tejuja; photo by Unknown] His relationships were a mess. He lived like that, always fleeting – a man this time, another the next time and then there was no stopping. At the end of…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Shibani Bedi, Kailash Colony
The 85th death. [Text by Shibani Bedi; photo by Sonam Sharma] Here lies Shibani Bedi, sprawled between her achievements and regrets. Her most common refrain was: “I feel like a life less lived, lost in the universe, trapped in non-conformist…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Sheema Mookherjee, Kanha
The 84th death. [Text by Sheema Mookherjee; photo by Jhampan Mookerjee] Sheema Mookherjee was found departed on a planter’s chair in her verandah at Kanha, Madhya Pradesh. The forest spirits had come and collected her soul. She had just finished…
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