Our Self-Written Obituaries –  Jasbir Chatterjee, Vikaspuri

Our Self-Written Obituaries – Jasbir Chatterjee, Vikaspuri

The third death. [By Jasbir Chatterjee] Jasbir Chatterjee, a writer of poems and stories, living in the disguise of a corporate professional, died on 3 March ____ , one day before her ___ birthday. She died in her sleep due…

Our Self-Written Obituaries – Manpreet Kaur Soni, Maitreyi College

Our Self-Written Obituaries – Manpreet Kaur Soni, Maitreyi College

The second death. [Text by Manpreet Kaur Soni; photo by Davinder S. Soni] Manpreet Kaur Soni, a student of English Literature at Delhi University’s Maitreyi College, passed away on the early morning of February 3. She was 18. Her day…

Our Self-Written Obituaries - Mayank Austen Soofi, Hauz Khas Village

Our Self-Written Obituaries – Mayank Austen Soofi, Hauz Khas Village

The first death. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Mayank Austen Soofi, a writer and photographer who wrote about lives and places in Delhi, died on July 3 at his one-room apartment in south Delhi’s Hauz Khas Village. The…

New Series – Our Self-Written Obituaries, Delhiites Everywhere

New Series – Our Self-Written Obituaries, Delhiites Everywhere

In our own words. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] You too will die one day. The Delhi Walla begins a new series. Our Obituaries invites Delhiites across the world to write their obituary in 200 words. The idea…