The claws of death spare no one. Its sting is felt by the kings and the paupers, the moneyed and the poor, the saints and the sinners as also the aged and the young. How do you comfort persons who have just lost a loved one and are deeply mourning? A brief statement saying you are thinking of them during their time of grief can be comforting.

  Even a few words and a hug or a hand squeeze would work. It is most difficult for most people to find the right words to say after someone has died. It is wise to keep your communication short but comforting rather than ramble on. Touching upon the theme of offering condolences in the event of death, the National institute of Design, Ahmedabad alumna Miss Rishaya Palkhiwala made a film called Sorry For Your Loss for her Master’s study at NID which has been awarded the best film under the national category of the Satyajit Ray Centenary Students Short Film Competition on the theme ‘Realism’. It was....