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POSTPONING LAST RITES

Letters To The Editor October 4, 2025 , by

POSTPONING the last rites of a dead person is superstition. No Brahmins or any other particular community can stop or adjourn a dead person’s last rites, which is done for the peace of the soul of the deceased and anyone who can complete the ritual with the right spirit can do it. No one can stop the last rites. If it is stopped, it can become a hindrance. The concept of last rites is a natural ritual.
Superstitions are of no use in this regard. Superstitions cannot affect death and birth, and today’s generation should remember this. Who says that the last rites cannat be stopped and adjourned just because a god is worshipped in village and in is mentioned in which scripture? The dead body should not be kept in the house, unless there are genuine technical reasons.
Does human beings have the power to overcome nature? So, stop the storm, call for today’s tomorrow…do today’s eclipse tomorrow. Final rituals of dead are performed to bring peace to the soul of the deceased and anyone can do them, especially any of the family members. Absolutely, anyone, with humanity.
In society even girls can perform the death ritual for a person who does not have son. Earlier , having a son was considered important, but now the situation has changed. And this is important. It is important to have a sacred feeling in the mind and respect for the deceased. If someone is opposed by certain caste Brahmin, then he is only part of a particular group or wrong belief, this is supposed to be the common thinking.
Last rites are not limited to any particular caste or community. People should have the natural knowledge that this is a respectful ritual performed for the soul of the deceased, for peace. The laws of birth and death, made by nature, cannot be broken by Bhatji or society. Remember, nature is eternal.
— Rajesh Benaulikar, Arpora-Nagoa, Goa
LIFE’S PASSION LIVES ON!
HAVING been blessed to be born in our once quaint little Ribandar on the outskirts of Panjim was my great fortune. Growing up as a student in Ribandar and with a then cinema hall “Gulmarg” in our neighbourhood, entertainment was at hand. Nostalgic memories of those great days watching a movie frequently at Gulmarg with friends evolved as a routine. Once in college we had to look beyond Ribandar’s Gulmarg for movies. I often recollect, with nostalgia, those motorcycle rides (sometimes triple-seater) all the way to Belgaum via the Anmod Ghats, and at times via Amboli, to watch a movie or two before returning to Goa sometimes the very same day.
As decades went by the passion for movies has just lived on and never ever faded away. Unbelievably, over the last three years I have not missed a night without watching a movie on Netflix whether in Goa, London or Lisbon. That childhood passion lives on. Thanks to the evolving technology that has kept pace with our passions.
— Aires Rodrigues, London/Lisbon/Goa

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