death

The Bliss of Dying

Lakshmi Bayi

Even though feared and often unwelcomed, death is indeed blissful

The Last Days of Manan Wani

Rahul Pandita

The new face of ‘resistance’ in Kashmir, killed soon after he fell out with a Hizbul commander and shifted base, may have been radicalised outside the state

VS Naipaul: ‘I had no set way of writing’

Roderick Matthews

Seeing, feeling, and thinking with Sir Vidia. Snatches from my conversations with the greatest writer of English prose

VS Naipaul: Severe, Savage, Sublime

S Prasannarajan

Remembering VS Naipaul (1932-2018)

The Fatal Charm of Death

Lakshmi Bayi

Like a perfect lover, death will continue to fascinate the living

Red Shadow Behind Subhas Chandra Bose

Iqbal Malhotra

It’s time to reopen RAW’s case files on the covert activities of ACN Nambiar in Europe of the 1920s and 30s. They might help us solve many a riddle of the foreign ties of Indian freedom fighters

Emotional Closure

Dr Roop Gursahani

What’s best for a terminally ill patient’s loved ones?

A Private Matter

Dr RK Mani

There’s still a long way to go in improving End of Life Care

Life is Beautiful, So Should Death Be

Lhendup G Bhutia with Madhavankutty Pillai

The legalisation of living wills and passive euthanasia by the Supreme Court gives Indians the right to a dignified end

Farewell, Our Chandni of Moonlit Romance

Rachel Dwyer

She could change expressions as quickly as clouds pass over the sun. In moments, it could change from sad, happy, adoring or scared to surprise. Her huge eyes with long lashes seem too exaggerated to be real, and when she rolls them in silliness, winks in naughtiness or fills them with tears, they are unmissable. She wrinkles her nose and pouts, bites her lip and smiles