Loss and Bereavement
The Unusual Love Story of Amrita Pritam and Imroz
Their love conquered all, giving them courage to defy societal norms when live-in was unheard of in India, to transcend physical attraction and experience the divinity of love, and make art about each other in life & death. Journalist and blogger Nawaid Anjum recounts a beautiful real life love story.
After a beautiful marriage of 30 years, I wonder if I’ll ever be able to cope with his loss
(As told to Joie Bose) Being alone again after 30 years of marriage Every day when I wake up the stillness in the house grasps me. It’s been a few months that I am living like this. After being together for 30 years, being single again would be freedom I had always thought. But it’s …
Shiva restored the world after his grief-stricken taandav; we mortals can’t revive what we destroy in rage
Shiva’s response to grief was to go berserk in a taandav The air was festive. It was a grand yagna, performed by Daksha, son of Brahma and father of Sati, Shiva’s beloved consort. The palace resounded with gaiety and laughter. But for one discordant note. Sati’s and Shiva’s presence! Daksha loved his daughter, but had …
How to deal with mementos of a lost love
(Names changed on request) We have all heard that love gives meaning to life. But did you ever realise that love gives meaning to things? Material, physical, tangible things – quite the antithesis to something as ephemeral and ineffable as love. Yet all our lives, we collect and gift things for the emotional value they …
