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Santhara
SANTHARA NEWS
Pune: After 24 days of Santhara, cancer patient passes away
March 23, 2016 3:18 am
Fifty-year-old Sanjay Bhandari, a cancer patient who was on Santhara for the past 24 days, passed away at around 2 am on Tuesday.
Jain priest undertaking Santhara passes away
December 25, 2015 11:27 pm
A person who takes the vow of Santhara stops eating and drinking water and awaits death.
The Final Fast
September 19, 2015 12:11 am
Santhara, an award-winning documentary by Shekhar Hattangadi, explores issues around the Jain death ritual
Santhara: The debate
September 06, 2015 6:55 am
A person needs permission of their guru to perform Santhara.
A santhara row that divided Rajkot
September 06, 2015 12:36 am
Sections of the Jain community alleged that santhara had been declared for Girishchandra Maharaj for uchhamani (donations made by visitors during santhara).
At Bikaner, a ‘mrityu mahotsav’
September 06, 2015 12:02 am
Badni Devi Daga, 82, took up santhara on July 25, the 24th anniversary of the death of her husband, who had also taken the vow during his last days.
Santhara: Glorified suicide or essential practice?
September 06, 2015 6:55 am
Glorified suicide or essential practice? Family pressure or personal choice? Cruel end or dignified ending? With the Jain practice of santhara caught in legal row, Manasi Phadke & Tanushree Venatraman try to find out.
The Jain religion and the right to die by Santhara
September 02, 2015 1:25 am
Indian Express explains the issues in the legal battle around the practice of starving to death.
Life and death
September 02, 2015 1:15 am
The santhara case offers yet another opportunity to re-examine the legal status of suicide.
Supreme Court stays Rajasthan High Court order declaring 'Santhara' illegal
September 01, 2015 1:55 am
The Rajasthan High Court earlier this month made "Santhara"punishable under section 306 and 309 IPC (abatement of suicide).
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