The Concept(ion) of Death

What if we had no birthdates; just “death-dates” instead?

Halloween, on October 31, is now a Hallmark celebration. A global event celebrated by people around the world as a fun-day with candy and costume. Hallowed Evening, or the evening before All Saints Day – All Souls day, a celebration of the dead and departed, has now become a global party, a globalized commodity with […]

Near-Life Experience (NLE)

Near-death, but happy   A near-death experience (NDE) is a personal or subjective experience associated with what are called near-death episodes. In a near-death episode, a person has been declared clinically dead, is very near death, or is in a situation where death is impending, likely or expected. The situations where people have reported near […]

Death: A Concept

It was a Sunday afternoon.   In the hustle bustle of our lives, Sundays are the sole consolation; blowing softly over countless wounds inflicted by a painful week. Sundays are special for me as a doctor because I am expected to visit very few patients and therefore get the rare opportunity to return home early […]