Is it okay to mourn before someone’s death? What if that someone is a stranger? But can writers ever be a stranger to a reader?
Tag: mourning
The Camaraderie of Strangers
The poet's ode to her mother-in-law who weathered grave mental health issues for decades.
This Winter, Maaji
A poem on the continuing mourning which follows after the loss of a loved one, and the way our memories of them are attached to seasons or things or …
Grief, Fossils and Biryani
Grief wanders through your fingertips and out onto keyboards, as it is now. Grief is a victim to time, and only time can heal.
A Death in the Family on Mother’s Day
Coming back home to unused confetti, deflated balloons, an unnoticed cake and a room where Nanu’s scent lingered, I bid farewell to the saddest day I have ever lived.
The Trouble With Comparisons in Grief
In the hierarchy of human suffering during the pandemic, a lost goal or missing out on precious time with family may rank low, but all loss needs to be …
Bereaved By Death, How Can We Move On?
Absorbing the possibility that I am condoling the breakdown of 'my' life helps me cope with death.
Reader Favourites in 2020: 15 of the Stories You Loved Most
A list of the most popular stories on the site and our Instagram page in 2020.
From Infested Mangoes to Reflections on Loss
How a small exchange helped me understand the void within me after my father's death years ago.
A Note on Death and Mourning During COVID
Losing both parents to COVID-19 within a month meant sorrow beyond any imagination. But it was worse to be hundreds of kilometres away.