Our Self-Written Obituaries – Janaki Hrishikesh, Chennai
The 83rd death. [Text by Janaki Hrishikesh; photo by Hrishikesh Narasimhan] Janaki Hrishikesh lay peacefully having had the death she desired. She had died in her sleep and what more could she ask for. She always feared a gory death–did…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – RV Smith, Mayapuri
The 82nd death. [Text by RV Smith; photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] To generations in Delhi, nurtured formerly on Mughal and subsequent Anglo-Indian culture, the quintessential romantic was one who synchronized old world glamour with present-day reality. Of such caliber…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Pallavi Pratap, Lucknow
The 81st death. [Text by Pallavi Pratap; photo by Prachi Pratap] She died on a cold January evening on the terrace of her father’s house, mesmerized by the beautiful sunset of Lucknow, with no one by her side. Pallavi Pratap…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Shefalee Vasudev, Noida
The 80th death. [Text by Shefalee Vasudev; photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] Thank God she is dead, now we won’t have to worry about the difference between Chanderi and Maheshwari. Thank God she is dead, weavers can now weave in…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Anupa Mehta, Bombay
The 79th death. [Text and selfie by Anupa Mehta] She passed quietly at dawn, a shadowy wisp that flitted joyously to the Beyond. Anupa Mehta, published writer, art consultant, mother, friend and lover in search of the Beloved, was born…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Aanchal Malhotra, Bahrisons Booksellers
The 78th death. [Text by Aanchal Malhotra; photo by Navdha Malhotra] How often is one presented with the bizarre and melancholic task of penning one’s own obituary? Well, since that was The Delhi Walla’s demand of me-a self written obituary-it…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Jayshree Shukla, Priyadarshini Vihar
The 77th death. [Text and Selfie by Jayshree Shukla] What can I say about a 47 year old girl who died? That she loved Ghalib, Faiz and me? Don’t remind me. I know that is a lift from Love Story….
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Kritika Gupta, Noida
The 76th death. [Text by Kritika Gupta; photo by Ramanjit Kaur] As she lay there wrapped in her blanket with a book in her hands, the world didn’t realize when she slipped from the world of living to the world…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Chaitanya Carlos Kaushik, Delhi High Court
The 75th death. [Text by Chaitanya Carlos Kaushik; photo by Tribikran Meelee] Chaitanya Carlos Kaushik, 26, died. The end came at two in the afternoon as he stood in the lobby of the Delhi High Court. Mr Kaushik was seen…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Himanshu Verma, Lado Sarai
The 74th death. [Text by Himanshu Verma; photo by Mehar Jyrwa] Lurking like a cheeky phantom in the country’s art and fashion world, he was the Saree Man of India. Himanshu Verma’s mad eclectic work stood at the cusp of…
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