Ajay

Independent researcher in death practices and memorialisation in India, via anthropology, history & vernacular archives. @deathreader.bsky.social

[Ajay @thedeathreader]

Friday the 13th, so-called unlucky day for so many people around the world. But why.....

#FridayThe13th
#horror
#Paraskevidekatriaphobia

https://t.co/0unMkgQNgM

[Christian Ntizimira @ntizimira]

"Ce ne sont pas les vivants qui ferment les yeux des mourants, mais ce sont les mourants qui ouvrent les yeux des vivants."

https://t.co/CcwjfGQdDY
@lemonde_sante @lemondefr @LeFigaro_Sante @Le_Figaro @prioritesante @RFI @RFIAfrique @clairefourcade3 @clairehedon @mdehennezel @LB2S @abbeamar @AgataZielinski @tanguychatel @barriere_dr @Genethique @PTF_Findevie @palliumcanada @rqspal @CTrivalle @vtremolet @antoinedabbundo @psy_massondavid @pdesaintpierre @PasquierA @pallia_doc @soulagerpastuer @ntrouiller @BlStreb

[Ajay @thedeathreader]

Tipu’s political afterlife offers a unique case of memorialisation in the history of India. Tipu died in 1799 and continues to be recalled in the struggles of the living.

#Memorialization #Tipusultan #Mysuru

https://t.co/S6zT12ap8L

[Digital Legacy Conference 2027 @DigitalLegacyIQ]

Coming soon in 2027...

#DigitalLegacy #Death #Bereavement

[Ajay @thedeathreader]

"Julie’s chapter is ended. She was perfume, scattered now on the ground. And there is just a small company of us—you, dear Lucy, and a few others, for whom the fragrance of her lingers in the air."

- Woollcott on the death of his sister
@LettersOfNote
https://t.co/qQ6Ahs7oKJ

[Digital Legacy Conference 2027 @DigitalLegacyIQ]

You are welcome join the The Digital Legacy Conference × Death Online Research Symposium 2027 on Linkedin (if you would like to).

👉https://t.co/17pp5uuOmo

#DigitalLegacy #DigitalAssets #UniversityofBirmingham

[Ajay @thedeathreader]

Recently my friend Robin met an #Aghori sadhu in #Varanasi who explained what it means to #die while still alive. He calls it #Samadhi, a state he believes many of us experience without even realising it.

#death Insta-@robinlehoff

Watch this interview - https://t.co/9i6tCu7jnq

[Ajay @thedeathreader]

@alv9n created an interactive by asking people, is there something that comes after we die? He imagined it as a room full of people answering according to their beliefs.
https://t.co/BtVtS0D7Ru

#mortality #religion #death

[Pallium India @palliumindia]

A timely and important read on the future of healthcare in India.

https://t.co/YFqHIfjF5o

@mrraj47 | @RituRahulRana | @Helpageindia

#healthcare #india #palliativecare #article #news

[OrderoftheGoodDeath @OrderGoodDeath]

NEW ARTICLE

A professor finds that teaching death and dying opens the door to difficult questions, challenged assumptions, and unexpected conversations about faith, meaning, and what it means to live.

https://t.co/mIKDzS9V1e

[Adela Toplean @AdelaToplean]

Friends, don't miss this conversation!
Deadline extended to 31 July for the online (Friday & free!) English track of the International Conference “Digital Dislocations & Reconstructions” (26–27 Nov 2026). Digital death, digital religions, intimacy, AI, social relationships. #digitalhumanities #digitalstudies #DeathTech #digitalreligion
Submit (250–500 words + short CV) Check out the CfP: https://t.co/fJCfROOIlb

[Ajay @thedeathreader]

https://t.co/Rt3hRbZ9B7

[Centre for Death and Society @cendeathsociety]

July 2026 newsletter out now!

https://t.co/9Yg9RtoDKr

[Centre for Death and Society @cendeathsociety]

And that’s a wrap on day one of our conference!

Join us in the morning for our keynote roundtable on:

Dying as a Martyr: reflections from Palestine, Somalia and Sudan

https://t.co/uPsxDghpQm

[Centre for Death and Society @cendeathsociety]

The death of a dictator, the visibility of their body, and resulting conspiracy is the focus of our next seminar with Caroline Sharples on:

The Long Death of Adolf Hitler

April 2nd 6pm - 7pm BST
Online, free

https://t.co/5qB4e4BE6x

[Ajay @thedeathreader]

In India, we use the misleading term “passive euthanasia” for the whole process of end-of-life care decision-making. This contributes to the lazy thinking that lets doctors shy away from the hard work of making a good death possible.

https://t.co/uTzp7q0FQd

[Centre for Death and Society @cendeathsociety]

The impact of traumatic death on social networks

Our next seminar co-hosted with Bereavement Network Europe featuring Georgie Akehurst

5th March 5pm - 6pm GMT, online.

Free and all welcome, sign up below

https://t.co/fphLnGSijr.

[Ajay @thedeathreader]

https://t.co/YW97hPzj0b

[Lucy Kalanithi @rocketgirlmd]

looking fwd to this lovely event jan 29! join us for this chat at the rosewood in palo alto ❤️ https://t.co/MGptbTF7tG

[Ajay @thedeathreader]

India still does not know what most of its people are dying from, a new analysis by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has found.
https://t.co/1pSHCvyOb0

@ICMRDELHI