HeyJaredThe Mrityu
A Storyletter About Death & Dying Traditions and Practices in South Asian Cultures
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How the State Reads the Body on a Fast Unto Death (opens the original)
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Indian educator and activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his 26-day-long hunger strike on Friday, after the State intervened. His hunger strike has helped galvanise the student movement for education reforms.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="435" src="https://substac
When a Body Becomes the Political Text (opens the original)
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The body enters politicsOn an extremely hot day of June 28 in New Delhi, educator and activist Sonam Wangchuk sat on an indefinite hunger strike in support of a students’ group, Cockroach Janta Party. He demanded the resignation of the Education Minister, echoing concerns of the Indian students, the educational reforms in India. As his health deteriorated, the conversation gradually shifted away from these demands and settled on his body. A medical bulletin about his vitals bec
Performing Death in Defence of Life (opens the original)
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The funeral pyre (chita) and the hangman’s noose (phansi) are among the most emotionally charged symbols of death in South Asia. One marks the final rite that ends a human life and the other evokes execution and the possibility of self-destruction.<source type="image/we
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