Our Self-Written Obituaries – Vardhna Puri, Tughlakabad Fort
The 51st death. [Text by Vardhna Puri, photo by Ambika Kapoor] Vardhna Puri had been alive for a really long time. Or a very short while indeed. She died reading Winterson, her belief firmly placed in the non linearity of…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – 50 Deaths, Delhi & Elsewhere
On our own obits. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] So far 50 of us have died. The Delhi Walla is talking of Our Self-Written Obituaries in which I invite people to write their obituary in 200 words. The idea is to…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Nipa Chiragi, South Delhi
The 50th death. [Text by Nipa Charagi, photo by a fellow tourist in Brussels] Nipa Charagi died today in her office chair, after hearing that the company had given her 199.99% hike. Ms Charagi had lived her life like a…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Vipul Khosla, Melbourne
The 49th death. [By Vipul Khosla] Footsteps on water Treading this world as if walking on water, Leaving no footsteps behind, Sometimes the earth, sometimes the fire, He was water sometimes, sometimes the rocks, Splashing sometimes and flowing at others….
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Calcutta’s The Telegraph on the Farewell Series
On passing away. [Photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] In March 2015, The Telegraph newspaper of Calcutta wrote about The Delhi Walla‘s Our Self-Written Obituaries. The article was by Reena Martins. Click here to read it or see below. I am…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Chiki Sarkar, Jor Bagh
The 48th death. [Text by Chiki Sarkar; photo by Siddharth Dhanwant Sanghvi] Chiki Sarkar was run over by a car earlier this morning. Her family and friends had always worried about her cavalier attitude towards crossing roads and their fears…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Vasantha Angamuthu, Durban
The 47th death. [By Vasantha Angamuthu] Writer, cookbook hoarder and mother of the talented Nina Singh, Vasantha Angamuthu (6 April 1968 – 6 April 2068) died in her sleep last night, much earlier than she would have liked but much…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Sanjiv Saraf, Maharani Bagh
The 46th death. [Text by Sanjiv Saraf; photo by The Rekhta Team] Sanjiv Saraf, businessman and Urdu poetry lover, died yesterday. When he was just 26 years old, Mr Saraf, an engineer from IIT Kharagpur, left a cushy position in…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Heena Khan, Copernicus Marg
The 45th death. [Text by Heena Khan; photo by Ziya Khan] Deeply religious, she lived her life behind a veil of illusions. However, sometimes, just sometimes, Heena Khan would wear her modesty quite literary, too, as a hijab. It was…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Binduu Chopra, Faridabad
The 44th death. [Text by Binduu Chopra; photo by Aryan Adityo] Binduu was a dot. She was also a drop of water; also a full circle. Actually, she just wished to be a drop of love. Eldest of the three…
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