Grief

Nod Mag QR graves

Scan for memories11 Sep 2025

In Kochi cemeteries, there are tombstones stuck with QR codes

Started by Stebin Chackalackal Xavier, The Last Gift offers a 2x2-inch digital memorial library celebrating the life of the dearly departed

By Anu Prabhakar

Virtual Life22 Jul 2025

Hello from the other side: How AI is bringing back our dead

From chatbots to afterlife avatars, a new wave of GriefTech is changing how we mourn, blurring the line between memory and simulation, comfort and denial

By Sheya Kurian

Graphic designer Nirikshya Patra talks to The Nod about finding a community in running after her cancer diagnosis

Health14 Jul 2025

On your next doctor’s visit, Nirikshya Patra wants you to be stubborn with your questions

The graphic designer on her cancer diagnosis, taking it one day at a time, and finding community in a 10K run

By Sheree Gomes Gupta

Hair & Makeup26 Jun 2025

Makeup brought me joy when nothing else could

After my mom unexpectedly passed away a few years ago, it was her beauty box that helped me cope with the grief