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It causes deep anguish to remember the dead soon after their departure. How must we mourn the loss with guilt, anger and a sea of painful memories? Pooja Salvi urges us to try by borrowing courage from the past.

Stranded in a foreign land after her father's death, Swati Arun, a 23-year-entrepreneur from Delhi, narrates the story of how she started Arun’s Bakery with her mother.

Dr Rajani Jagtap from Maharashtra lost her husband, Dr Shridhar, to COVID last year. She started a support group to help hundred others like her to cope with grief.

Gayathrii Sitaraman, resident of Gurgaon, was diagnosed with PCOS, pre-diabetes and knee-problems, owing to her weight. but despite being bullied since childhood, she managed to achieve her goal weight.

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“I wish I did not have to start this foundation under such circumstances, but then a majority of organisations stem from some personal loss and are invariably in memory of someone. Instead of wallowing in pain, my husband and I decided just two months after Arundhati’s death to start the foundation.”

While Swaminathan was able to get relief from the consumer forum, many other complainants do not meet with the same success. Section 6 of the Indian Post Office Act of 1898 shields Indian postal authorities against legal cases.

It is a loss that can have significant mental, emotional and physical effects. Help from family members and professionals may help in healing.

Ensure that you keep your personal details ‘personal'. Things like your maiden name, your first friend in college, the name of your pet – are details that impersonators look for on social media groups online, so keep them well-guarded.

Salma Shafeeq Ghori, widow of late Captain Shafeeq Ghori, opened up to BeingYou in a touching Facebook post revealing the heartache of India's army wives.