Download or read book Whiskey And Suicide And Other Short Stories written by Manik Bal and published by Nivant Publishing. This book was released on 2024-05-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whiskey and Suicide delves into the intricate themes of self-discovery, navigating mid-life challenges, and grappling with identity in contemporary urban India. The diverse cast of characters includes individuals seeking solace by moving from bustling cities to tranquil small towns, as well as a young woman driven to a drastic act by her father's alcoholism. The narrative compassionately portrays relatable figures yearning for significant change amidst the monotony of daily life. Through poignant reflections on joyful memories, heart-wrenching losses, and the pursuit of self-realization, the story weaves a tapestry of emotional depth. n the vibrant tapestry of modern India, where extremes coexist-from affluent magnates to those struggling for basic sustenance-the emergence of a fervently aspirational middle class shaped by financial reforms and technological advancements is evident. Whiskey and Suicide captures this dynamic landscape with sensitivity, offering a nuanced exploration of human experiences without veering into patronizing territory. Join the characters on their poignant journey through self-discovery and transformation in a world where aspirations intersect with realities.

Download or read book Whiskey And Suicide written by Manik Bal and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-08 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whiskey and Suicide deals with the themes of self actualization, mid-life crisis, identity in modern urban India. The protagonists range from people migrating from cities to small towns for peace of mind to a girl who kills her father after not being able to live with the pain of his alcoholism. It empathizes with familiar characters stuck in a routine, wanting to make a substantial change to their life. The protagonists reminisce the memories of a cheery past, mourn the death of a friend and wonder about self actualization. Some Excerpts""Why do people write?", she asked Ravi. Ravi looked up from his book and gave a mysterious smile. "Writing is such a lonely profession. Very few writers even make any money. In spite of the odds, the writers persist. They do day jobs just to continue writing on the side. They toil in the early mornings and midnight and write thou-sands of words about imaginary stuff that no one even would ever read. What makes them do so?". Ananya was looking serious and pained."A lot of things had happened in last two or three years. Actually, many things happen every day, he thought. We just do not notice them. Small things combine to give rise to big changes and before we know the world as we knew it not longer exists. There are many ways peo-ple face the change. Some people live in the past ignoring the changes. Some people live in the future wishing things would change. Living in present is the most difficult thing that is preached by the philosophers. It has almost become a cliche, he thought."""But none of use has changed as much as Prashant has", Nasir said out of the blue. Ruturaj thought about that assertion. Every one of them had certainly become more oriented towards the societal goal of money, com-fort, career than they were in those days. Was it fair to say that one of them was more devoted to those goals than others? Ruturaj did not have an answer really. How do you even start comparing such a subjective thing? ""Go join some Ashram and become a yogi? Or sit at home with a ganja joint and listen to Floyd the whole day? Or become a deep-sea driver like that stupid babe in that movie? These are all fleeting thoughts dude, caused by extreme comfort and a lot of money. ""He remembered the day when he woke up completely confused and partly exotic. Life did not mean much to him on that day, but he was excited to be alive. Life seemed to sing through him, through his body and it made weird noises. It suddenly seemed like a brand-new day with the same ingredients. What was new was his outlook towards life and the harmony of novelty that suddenly played all the instruments in quiet contemplation. Here it was, unan-nounced and harmless. Life itself. Life it was no doubt, but it was unrecognizable and harmonious. He could look at it with dispassion, but life seemed to make him realize that he was not alone. The whole humanity was in it. Was that what Dylan meant when he denied the responsibility of individual subjectivity in songwriting? Did he mean that we carry everyone with us, all the time? And does it also mean that we are still unique? He could not understand this contradiction however much he thought about it. Maybe it is not something that you can understand. It is something that you live with but not understand. Life would be flowing in regions unknown without you having to look at it. "Modern India is a complex place with the variety of demographics ranging from the multi billionaires to people who are not able to get a day's meal. The financial liberalization and the IT revolution has created a middle class that is ambitious both in economic aims and spiritual aims. Whiskey and Suicide is empathetic without being condescending.

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience written by Clifton D. Bryant and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2009-07-15 with total page 1161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death and dying and death-related behavior involve the causes of death and the nature of the actions and emotions surrounding death among the living. Interest in the varied dimensions of death and dying has led to the development of death studies that move beyond medical research to include behavioral science disciplines and practitioner-oriented fields. As a result of this interdisciplinary interest, the literature in the field has proliferated. This two-volume resource addresses the traditional death and dying–related topics but also presents a unique focus on the human experience to create a new dimension to the study of death and dying. With more than 300 entries, the Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience includes the complex cultural beliefs and traditions and the institutionalized social rituals that surround dying and death, as well as the array of emotional responses relating to bereavement, grieving, and mourning. The Encyclopedia is enriched through important multidisciplinary contributions and perspectives as it arranges, organizes, defines, and clarifies a comprehensive list of death-related perspectives, concepts, and theories. Key Features Imparts significant insight into the process of dying and the phenomenon of death Includes contributors from Asia,; Africa; Australia; Canada; China; eastern, southern, and western Europe; Iceland; Scandinavia; South America; and the United States who offer important interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspectives Provides a special focus on the cultural artifacts and social institutions and practices that constitute the human experience Addresses death-related terms and concepts such as angel makers, equivocal death, end-of-life decision making, near-death experiences, cemeteries, ghost photography, halo nurses, caregiver stress, cyberfunerals, global religious beliefs and traditions, and death denial Presents a selective use of figures, tables, and images Key Themes Arts, Media, and Popular Culture Perspectives Causes of Death Conceptualization of Death, Dying, and the Human Experience Coping With Loss and Grief: The Human Experience Cross-Cultural Perspectives Cultural-Determined, Social-Oriented, and Violent Forms of Death Developmental and Demographic Perspectives Funerals and Death-Related Activities Legal Matters Process of Dying, Symbolic Rituals, Ceremonies, and Celebrations of Life Theories and Concepts Unworldly Entities and Events With an array of topics that include traditional subjects and important emerging ideas, the Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience is the ultimate resource for students, researchers, academics, and others interested in this intriguing area of study.

Download or read book Reducing Suicide written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year, about 30,000 people die by suicide in the U.S., and some 650,000 receive emergency treatment after a suicide attempt. Often, those most at risk are the least able to access professional help. Reducing Suicide provides a blueprint for addressing this tragic and costly problem: how we can build an appropriate infrastructure, conduct needed research, and improve our ability to recognize suicide risk and effectively intervene. Rich in data, the book also strikes an intensely personal chord, featuring compelling quotes about people's experience with suicide. The book explores the factors that raise a person's risk of suicide: psychological and biological factors including substance abuse, the link between childhood trauma and later suicide, and the impact of family life, economic status, religion, and other social and cultural conditions. The authors review the effectiveness of existing interventions, including mental health practitioners' ability to assess suicide risk among patients. They present lessons learned from the Air Force suicide prevention program and other prevention initiatives. And they identify barriers to effective research and treatment. This new volume will be of special interest to policy makers, administrators, researchers, practitioners, and journalists working in the field of mental health.

Download or read book Suicidology written by Ronald W. Maris and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2019-01-02 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrating research from multiple disciplines, this text provides a comprehensive perspective on suicide and examines what works in prevention and intervention. The author is a pioneering researcher and clinician who addresses the classification, prevalence, and assessment of suicide and self-destructive behaviors and explores risk factors at multiple levels, from demographic variables, personality traits, psychiatric diagnoses, and neurobiological factors to the social and cultural context. Student-friendly features include text boxes that dive deeply into specific issues, instructive figures and tables, thought-provoking clinical cases, and engaging examples from literature and popular culture. The text reviews medical and psychosocial treatment and prevention approaches, discusses ways to help those bereaved by suicide, and considers issues of professional liability.

Download or read book The Death of Dylan Thomas written by James Nashold and published by Mainstream Publishing Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Dylan Thomas died in 1953 at the height of his fame, his death was widely believed to have been caused by his chronic alcoholism. This book explores recent discoveries which show that he was in fact a diabetic who was given the wrong treatment at his New York hospital - the treatment that this book claims led to his death. The book aims to establish what really happened, and to trace the life of his wife Caitlin following his death, when no one doubted she was equally to blame for his death, and she fled the country. The events of Caitlin's life after this are explored, from her settling in Italy, to her feuding with her children by Dylan and the trustees of his estate, her fourth child at the age of 49, and her refusal to marry again.

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Download or read book Death Culture Leisure written by Matt Coward-Gibbs and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death, Culture and Leisure: Playing Dead is an inter- and multi-disciplinary volume that engages with the diverse nexuses that exist between death, culture and leisure. At its heart, it is a playful exploration of the way in which we play with both death and the dead.

Download or read book Medical Toxicology of Drug Abuse written by Donald G. Barceloux and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-02-03 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a broad reference covering important drugs of abuse including amphetamines, opiates, and steroids. It also covers psychoactive plants such as caffeine, peyote, and psilocybin. It provides chemical structures, analytical methods, clinical features, and treatments of these drugs of abuse, serving as a highly useful, in-depth supplement to a general medical toxicology book. The style allows for the easy application of the contents to searchable databases and other electronic products, making this an essential resource for practitioners in medical toxicology, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, pharmaceuticals, environmental organizations, pathology, and related fields.

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Download or read book Melancholy Madness A Coroners Casebook written by Michelle McCann and published by Mercier Press Ltd. This book was released on 2004-02-27 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre tales of murder and investigation in the drumlins, valleys and towns of Monaghan in the nineteenth century, based upon a casebook just recently discovered that has never been lodged in any archive anywhere. This is NEW information and highlights such cases as: The Illigitimate Half-Sisters Of Oscar Wilde - Emily and Mary Wilde died tragically at Drumaconner House while dancing by the fire - their deaths are kept quiet so as not to shame Sir William Wilde. The Legend Of The Sleepwalking Nun - Sister Mary Keogh is discovered drowned in the Convent lake near the Crannog - to this day, local legend tells the story of her death.

Download or read book The State of the Language written by Christopher Ricks and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty new contributors have written essays and poems that engage the English language as it is today. This new edition includes "bad language" that has lately done so well in today's society.

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Download or read book Suicide Movies written by Steven Stack and published by Hogrefe Publishing GmbH. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is suicide portrayed in the cinema and what does it mean for suicide prevention? The first-ever comprehensive study of film suicide analyzes more than 1,500 film suicides. The portrayal of suicide in cinema can impact public understanding and effective prevention of suicide. This book presents the first-ever comprehensive analysis of how suicide has been portrayed in films over 110 years, based on a thorough evaluation of more than 1,500 film suicides – 1,377 in American films, 135 in British films. One striking finding is that while the research literature generally attributes suicide to individual psychiatric or mental health issues, cinema and film solidly endorse more social causes. In a compelling blend of social science and humanities approaches, the authors use quantitative methods, as well as the voices of scriptwriters, directors, actors, and actresses, dozens of illustrative frame-grabs, and numerous case examples to answer core questions such as: Are we guilty of over-neglecting social factors in suicide prevention and research? Do cinematic portrayals distort or accurately reflect the nature of suicide in the real world? Has film presentation of suicide changed over 110 years? What are the literary roots of cinema portrayals? This unique book makes fascinating reading for all concerned with suicide prevention, as well as areas such as sociology, film and media studies, and mass communication.