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.
December 25, 2015 11:27 pm
A person who takes the vow of Santhara stops eating and drinking water and awaits death.
September 19, 2015 12:11 am
Santhara, an award-winning documentary by Shekhar Hattangadi, explores issues around the Jain death ritual
September 06, 2015 6:55 am
A person needs permission of their guru to perform Santhara.
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).
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.
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.
September 02, 2015 1:25 am
Indian Express explains the issues in the legal battle around the practice of starving to death.
September 02, 2015 1:15 am
The santhara case offers yet another opportunity to re-examine the legal status of suicide.
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).