Our Self-Written Obituaries – Shujaat Khan, Jaipur
The 13th death. [Text by Shujaat Khan; photo by Yuvan] On a lazy winter afternoon of 12 January 2088, Shujat Khan shifted from his 1 BHK abode in Pratap Nagar, Jaipur, to his heavenly abode. Phew! At last, no more…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Sanchita Guha, Somewhere in the Himalayas
The 12th death. [Text by Sanchita Guha; photo by Deepali Guha] Sanchita Guha, a journalist by profession, both remarkable and unremarkable in many ways, was always a vocal opponent – at the risk of getting much flak – of the…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Somak Ghoshal, Swiss Alps
The 11th death. [By Somak Ghosal] Somak Ghoshal, who spent the better part of his adult life torn between the urge to write books and to edit them, was found dead at his desk on a glorious morning in April….
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Krishnali Pratap, Esauli
The tenth death. [Text by Krishnali Pratap; photo by Zakir Khan] The death of Krishnali Pratap defies exactness in totality. This is the only thing she wanted — no certainty. Ms Pratap’s life had been a mysterious concoction of assumptions….
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri, Sector 23 Dwarka
The ninth death. [Text by Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri; photo by Tanushree Ghosh] We are thankful that she at least died doing what she loved, eating her favourite food at home while watching a Bollywood award function on TV. As Salman…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Raza Rumi, Not in Pakistan
The eighth death. [Text and photo by Raza Rumi] Raza Rumi was a wanderer who came to Delhi in his 30s and found another home in the city – in the shrines, lanes and by-lanes of the mythical Delhi. He…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Manika Dhama, Sector 51, Noida
The seventh death. [Text by Manika Dhama; photo by Unknown] Manika Dhama, a Metro-loving poet and writer, had a great fall at the Rajiv Chowk Metro station in Central Delhi early Monday morning. It did not end well. Witnesses noted…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Indrajit Hazra (1971-2022), Mayur Vihar Phase 1
The sixth death. [Text by Indrajit Hazra; photo by Arunava Sinha] Indrajit Hazra was a fine exponent of the one-liner and, like Nature, he abhorred a vacuum, especially in conversations. More of a stringer of situations than a novelist, his…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Ratan Kaul, Greater Kailash II
The fifth death. [Text by Ratan Kaul; photo by Unknown] The party is over. Ratan Kaul is finally asleep. A society hostess famous for her collection of milk-white pearl necklaces, Ms Kaul died due to an overdose of partying. Though…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Nivriti Butalia, Dubai
The fourth death. [Text by Nivriti Butalia; photo by Dhruv Narain] Nivriti Butalia burnt her tongue on a milkless cup of tea sourced from the pantry of the newspaper office in the Middle East, where she had been a stooge…
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