death

Life was as good as it could get until the day of delivery. A complication during delivery led to excessive bleeding and unfortunately, the girl lost her life, soon after delivering the twins.

"The fight is not just for my son. Why can't agencies take steps to avoid such tragedies? Why can't we have a protocol to identify and fill our potholes?"

Whenever Varunkumar encountered a problem, there came along someone who helped him out. A lot of credit goes to the doctor of his late father, who chipped in not just the initial fees for his college but even later.

21-year-old Amrutha is devastated at what has happened and blames her father and uncle for masterminding this attack. Even in her grief, she has taken it upon herself to get justice for Pranay's death.

She sustained head injuries while travelling on the road. And instead of getting disillusioned with the lack of response shown by authorities, Devi and her family members took matters into their own hands.

"My father (who passed away) said that he would accompany me to the Games. I had never allowed my parents to come to my practice sessions, as it used to make me nervous. But I would have been happy to have him here."

It is a loss that can have significant mental, emotional and physical effects. Help from family members and professionals may help in healing.

I have a well-meaning aunt who by virtue of having raised three children doles out medical advice and medicines for toddlers as any qualified doctor would.

In conversation with clinical psychologist Dr Roman Kumar, who answers some pertinent questions.

Coping with death is a paradigm most filmmakers steer clear of, for fear of losing out on an audience and revenue.