Mourning in times of Covid

Priya MenonTNN
Jun 5, 2020 | 14:45 IST

The lockdown has changed the way we mourn and not being able to cope with grief is likely to leave deeper impact on our psyche

When Prabha Natarajan’s brother passed away in April, she couldn’t travel to Delhi to attend his last rites. Instead, she and her sister did a prayer and puja for him in Chennai.

“He was ailing and they wanted to be at his bedside but couldn’t travel due to the lockdown. Both my mother and aunt were heartbroken that they couldn’t see him one last time,” says Prabha’s daughter.
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