'What quota of grief is acceptable to reserve for yourself when your whole country burns, your whole country mourns?'
Tag: grief
The Collectiveness of Suffering
We may have passed the previous year with little hope, 2021 is exhausting any that is left.
On Broken Hearts and Lost Love
I can't seek his forgiveness, neither do I deserve it.
No Warmth of Embrace
'Winter is and always has been a matter of farewell.'
My First Time as a Pallbearer
With tears streaming down my face, I could only think of the orange candies Ajji always carried in her purse.
Unsung Heroes, and a Half-Cut Apple Cake
In memory of Ramesh, a 25-year-old ambulance driver who took responsibility when no one else did.
My Last Letter to Thatha
An essay on the letters I wrote to my grandfather, who died ten years ago.
The Circus Called Grief
The culture of fetishising death seeks to eternalise the period of grieving, ensuring that death does not simply occur to the ones who die.
Dealing With Loss During the Pandemic
Grief has a way of hiding in the crevices of your heart, biding its time only revealing itself at the most inopportune moments.
All in My Head, I am Told
No, a mental illness 'isn't all in your head'.