Death: An Important Conversation
Originally published in The Hindu, June 28, 2016I opened the topic with my mother while I was reading Atul Gawande’s [...]
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06, 2016
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06, 2016
The Power of Faith a.k.a The Human Will
I happened to read two books almost back to back earlier this year. (The titles are not relevant.) At one [...]
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06, 2016
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
The seventy-five year old and his daughter waited for their turn. Their contact person within the system had sneaked inside [...]
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06, 2016
Death
The visitors had informed prior to their arrival. So there were snacks and tea waiting for them.The old woman sat [...]
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05, 2016
Beyond the Point of No Return
When I turn to leaveThe glimmer that rises and fallsIn your eyes -Make me wonderIf there is still hope;If there [...]
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05, 2016
A Purpose to Our Days
In Being Mortal, Atul Gawande writes about a woman who had been living independently for years and who in her old [...]
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04, 2016
Gazing at the Stars
We are all looking at the stars,And some are content just with looking.For it's easier to look than to dreamIt's [...]
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04, 2016
Wasp behind the glass
There was a wasp at the kitchen window one day. (Not the usual golden kind of wasp, this was smaller [...]
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04, 2016
Vishu
There is a Santa Clausian presence to my memories related to Vishu. Most of our summer holidays long, long ago [...]
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03, 2016
Bravery
I had not realised until recently that bravery is not an absolute truth. It is a perception.I suppose we all [...]