Urban folks talk about end of life and living wills
INDIA HAS BEEN RATED AS ONE OF THE WORST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD TO DIE, NO WONDER MORE AND MORE URBAN FOLKS WANT TO PULL UP A CHAIR, BREAK BREAD AND TALK ABOUT END OF LIFE AND LIVING WILLS
Asit-down dinner with strangers can be a bit awkward. It can be even more awkward if the conversation at the table revolves around death. In a country where birth is a celebration, talking about death is often considered a taboo subject. However, more and more urban folks, especially from Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru and Kolkatta are keen to pull up a chair and have a more honest and deeper conversation on death. And what better place than the humble dining table!
Imagine receiving an invite that reads: ‘Join us for death over dinner’. It is no secret that conversations about end of life are delicate, but given the fact that most of us are obsessed with living longer – eating healthy, exercising regularly – it is important to have a ‘healthy’ discussion on death as well. India has been rated as one of the worst countries in the world to die in, documented twice in the Economist’s Quality of Death index. It is not a matter of financial resources since poorer countries manage better. The state of Kerala provides better palliative and end-of-life care in its rural areas than what is available in any other metro in India.
People bond over food and discuss end of life care and living wills at a death dinner
A Will (aka Last Will), gives directions to distribute a person's property or assets after his or her death.
A Living Will (aka a directive to physicians) lets people state their wishes for end-oflife medical care, in case they become unable to communicate their decisions.