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Death Literacy: It’s Time We Break the Taboo and Talk about Dying – Smriti Rana and Dr Parth Sharma – The Quint – July 2, 2024
No palliative care for 98% of Stage-IV cancer patients in India – The New Indian Express – 30 June 2024
Who cares for those caring for the ailing? – The Times of India – 27 June 2024
Lessons in Compassion, from a Palliative Care Pioneer – Dr Asha Deshmukh – ehospice India – April 29, 2024
‘Volunteers are our solace’ – palliative care in Kerala – Pratibha G – European Association for Palliative Care – April 16, 2024
In Kerala, palliative caregivers are bridging the gap between medicine and humanity – Pratibha G – The News Minute – January 15, 2024
Hiranandani Hospital launches palliative care unit – Express Healthcare – February 27, 2023
Athulya Senior Care and Pallium India launch palliative care services – Hindustan Times – February 21, 2023
Bringing Severe Pain to an End – Smriti Rana – Dianova.org – January 24, 2023
Nehru Group to honour best doctors in Kerala – The Hindu – January 12, 2023
‘Physicians should have a kind heart along with competence’ – The Hindu – December 7, 2023
How Palliative Care Made One Woman ‘Whole Again’ – Health Policy Watch – November 29, 2023
An Unforgettable Day – Cyriac Jacob – ehospice India – November 21, 2022
A prescription from Kerala for transforming healthcare – Richard Smith – the BMJ – July 22, 2022
In Conversation With Dr. M.R. Rajagopal, The Father Of Palliative Care In India – Mukund Acharya – India Currents – June 16, 2022
Our Views, Our Voices – Ashla Rani – NCD Diaries – May 22, 2022
Put yourself in those shoes! – Dr Anjali Sreekumar – ehospice India – May 14, 2022
A friend in need is a friend indeed! – Sunanda Samal – ehospice India – April 6, 2022
When death takes away more than the person – M R Rajagopal and Jagdish Rattanani – Deccan Herald – February 26, 2022
Memoir by Pallium India Founder released – The Times of India – February 23, 2022
Death in peace should be a right for all: Shashi Tharoor – The New Indian Express – February 23, 2022
Interview: ‘The Over-Medicalisation of Death Is Much Worse in India’ – February 8, 2022
Too many people worldwide dying bad death: Expert panel – The Telegraph – February 1, 2022
Kerala’s model of care transformed how people lived and died: Lancet Commission – The Indian Express – February 1, 2022
Lancet Commission calls for community model care for people dying – The Hindu – February 1, 2022
Experts warn of increasing over-medicalisation of death, call for rethink on end-of-life care – The Journal – February 1, 2022
Rights, Relief and the Road ahead – by Smriti Rana – Indian Association of Palliative Care – December 27, 2021
18 years of Pallium India – Times of India – December 17, 2021
Palliam India celebrates 18th anniversary with singer Shankar Mahadevan – The New Indian Express – December 16, 2021
Narcotics law, and the medical use of opioids – Dr M R Rajagopal, Jagdish Rattanani – November 28, 2021
Negative effects of modern healthcare – Dr M R Rajagopal – The Billion Press – October 9, 2021
A quest to relieve suffering – by Dr M R Rajagopal – The Indian Express – August 11, 2021
‘Long Covid’ and Mental Health – by Pooja Priyamvada – Rising Kashmir – July 1, 2021
College students come to the aid of dialysis patients – The New Indian Express – July 1, 2021
Patients on palliative care to get Covid jabs – The New Indian Express – June 2, 2021
‘Death all around’: bereaved Indians search for solace amid pandemic as coronavirus rages on – by Kalpana Sunder – South China Morning Post – May 31, 2021
It’s okay to grieve: How this mental health helpline is helping those who lost someone to COVID-19 – by Prajanma Das – Edex Live – May 30, 2021
Hand-holding the ailing till the end – by Jaya Menon – The Times of India – May 29, 2021
Finding a new way to mourn – by Ekatha Ann John – Mint – May 23, 2021
Covid-19: Mental health helplines: Catering to needs of frontline workers – Rising Kashmir – May 16, 2021
Sukh-Dukh, a helpline by Pallium India, provides counselling in eight Indian languages – Saraswathy Nagarajan – The Hindu – May 10, 2021
Virtual companionship for bereaved families affected by Covid-19 – Shainu Mohan – The New Indian Express – May 8, 2021
As India’s COVID-19 deaths rise, grief goes online – Anuradha Nagaraj – Thomson Reuters Foundation News – April 28, 2021
Sukh-Dukh, a helpline for families who lost their loved ones to COVID-19 – Jisha Surya – The News Minute – April 27, 2021
The healthcare crisis we don’t see – M R Rajagopal, Jagdish Rattanani – Deccan Herald – April 9, 2021
‘The imprisonment and high-tech torture of dying people in ICUs is a growing Indian disease’ – Narayani Ganesh – The Times of India – January 12, 2021
Society’s moral test and how we treat people with disabilities – Dr M R Rajagopal – The Billion Press – December 7, 2020
Always More to Be Done – Ramya Sampath MS – JAMA – December 1, 2020
Dr Rajagopal Explains All You Need To Know About Palliative Care During Cancer Treatment – The Channel 46 – November 26, 2020
Silent warriors ease pain in the time of pandemic – by C Maya – The Hindu – October 10, 2020
Humanity in healthcare – by M R Rajagopal & Jagdish Rattanani – Deccan Herald – October 10, 2020
Palliative care may adversely affect the profit of some health care institutions: Dr M R Rajagopal – by Viveka Roychowdhury – Express Healthcare – October 9, 2020
On pain, dying and suffering – by M R Rajagopal & Jagdish Rattanani – The Hindu – August 24, 2020
Care and cure – by Dr M R Rajagopal – Lockdown Voices – August 13, 2020
COVID-19 and the silent suffering – by Jagdish Rattanani & M R Rajagopal – The Free Express Journal – August 10, 2020
How to comfort the dying – by Sonali Acharjee – India Today – July 20, 2020
Providing palliative care skills to healthcare workforce – by Akanki Sharma – Express Healthcare – July 7, 2020
Kerala’s reverse quarantine worries elderly, calls grow for its dilution – Hindustan Times – June 27, 2020
Ventilators can heal but also harm – by Dr M. R Rajagopal – The Hindu – June 6, 2020
Managing COVID 19 Ratifies The Need For Palliative Care In Medical Curriculum – by Dr M R Rajagopal – Medical Dialogues – June 1, 2020
Compassion is essential for cure – The New Indian Express – May 20, 2020
COVID-19: Nursing countries to better health – by Dr K Srinath Reddy – The New Indian Express – May 19, 2020
People with chronic ailments left in the lurch – By Shainu Mohan – The New Indian Express – April 25, 2020
Home quarantine – By Dr M R Rajagopal – The Times of India – April 18, 2020
Curfew further alienates bedridden patients – by Jisha Surya – The Times of India – Mar 28, 2020
‘The caregivers’ suffering remains mute’ – by Dhairya Gajara – The Hindu – Oct 21, 2019
Dr MR Rajagopal, father of pallative care in India, interacts in Visakhapatnam – by Archit Mehta – The Hindu – Jan 30, 2019
Empowering people with paraplegia, the Pallium India way – NewsHook – Jan 8, 2019
Honour for founder chairman of Pallium India – Times of India – Sep 18, 2018
City honours Dr M R Rajagopal – Times of India – June 26, 2018
India’s pain-killer – Mumbai Mirror – June 24, 2018
State eyes total palliative care delivery this year – Times of India – June 21, 2018
Padmashri Awardee Dr M.R. Rajagopal In An Exclusive Conversation With Faye D’souza – Times Now News
Just 2% have access to palliative care in India, says the ‘father’ of palliative care in India – The Hindu – June 16, 2018
Technology is ‘dividing doctors and patients’ – IOL – June 2, 2018
When the dying ask for dignity – Khaleej Times – June 1, 2018
A big dose of care for the patient and the family – The Hindu – May 19, 2018
Immobility no hurdle for touring the city – Times of India – Apr 27, 2018
Kuttikkoottam summer camp – The Hindu – Apr 20, 2018
India’s ‘father of palliative care’ brings message of community compassion to B.C. – CBC News – Apr 11, 2018
Palliative care in India is a slow-evolving revolution : Dr. M R Rajagopal – Economic Times – Apr 6, 2018
Integration of palliative care with treatment required: Dr Rajagopal – The New Indian Express – Apr 2, 2018
Quality palliative care is miles away – Times of India – Mar 27, 2018
Doctor Aims To Help More With Palliative Care – by Emily Thornton – The Grunion – Mar 26, 2018
Palliative Care Film Challenges Stereotypes About Opioids – by Donald G. McNeil Jr. – The New York Times – March 16, 2018
US honour for Pallium India Founder – The Hindu – March 17, 2018
Nobel nominee from India on US tour – India Post – March 7, 2018
Padma awards for ‘unsung heroes’ – The Hindu Business Line – January 25, 2018
Government announces recipients of 2018 Padma awards – Times of India – January 25, 2018
Differently abled reaffirm right to live with dignity – The Hindu – December 4, 2017
The Hippocratic Oath – ehospice Kenya – October 18, 2017
Morphine painkillers for the dying still rare in India – The New Indian Express – October 15 2017
India’s father of palliative care gently shakes Australia with his insights and wisdom – Palliative Care Australia – October 13, 2017
Study rues inequity in access to pain relief – The Hindu – October 13 2017
Study puts a count to suffering people in need of palliative care – The Indian Express – October 13 2017
World Palliative Care Day: ‘Palliative care inadequate’ – Deccan Chronicle – October 13 2017
Film review: Hippocratic – 18 Experiments in Gently Shaking the World – ehospice International – October 11, 2017
Man on a mission to reduce unnecessary suffering – Palliative Care Australia – October 5 2017
Catholic Health Assn inks MoU with Pallium India – The Times of India – September 24 2017
KSYC’s Youth Icon awards presented – The Times of India – August 1 2017
SBI gifts vehicle to Pallium India – The Hindu – July 2 2017
Library dedicated to books on palliative care opened – Times of India – April 11 2017
Library dedicated to palliative care – The Hindu – April 9, 2017
Pallium India organising food festival for charity – New Indian Express – March 15, 2017
“My paralysis does not define me” – by Jeena R. Papaadi – eHospice International – March 15, 2017
When compassion isn’t enough: Society must wake up to the rights of those living with disabilities – by Ashla Krishnan – Times of India – March 11, 2017
The people who help you die better – by Jeremy Laurance – Mosaic – February 28, 2017
TNG Award for Palliative Care Physician Dr M R Rajagopal – Business Standard – January 25, 2017
First TNG Award to M R Rajagopal – Asianet News – January 25, 2017
Activists seek amendment in bill – Times of India – September 21, 2016
How India Fails To Care For Its Terminally Ill Patients And Their Families – by Mekhala Dave – Youth Ki Awaaz – September 20, 2016
Draft Bill should be clear about euthanasia: experts – The Hindu – August 27, 2016
After a pause, life goes on – by C. Maya – The Hindu – August 15, 2016
When Pain is Medicine – by S. Sindhu – The Hindu – August 9, 2016
Why wouldn’t the government let me die in peace – by M. R. Rajagopal – Manorama – July 19, 2016
Adding life to their days – by Jean Jacob – The Week – July 10, 2016
Death: An important conversation to have – by Jeena R. Papaadi – The Hindu – June 28, 2016
Don’t Torture The Dying: Health ministry’s draft law confuses between euthanasia and withdrawal of life support – by M. R. Rajagopal – The Times of India – June 20, 2016
Bhutan Tutors Take Home Message of Palliative Care – by C. Maya – The Hindu – June 19, 2016
The Pain Protocol – by Rupamudra Kataki – The New Indian Express – June 11, 2016
Americans are increasingly addicted to opioids. People in poor countries die in agony without them. – The Economist – May 24, 2016
Parthasarathi Shome: Compassionate & palliative care – by Parthasarathi Shome – Business Standard – May 17, 2016
Caring for the Terminally Ill and Those in Pain, This Man Has Helped Thousands – by Anandita Jumde – The Better India – May 12, 2016
Why Kerala is the best place in India to die – by Atish Patel – BBC – May 4, 2016
As the US Is Awash in Painkillers, the Developing World Is in Dire Need of Them – by Samuel Oakford – Vice News – April 23, 2016
How history and paranoia keep morphine away from India’s terminally-ill patients – by Ankita Rao – Quartz India – April 18, 2016
Death, be gentle – by Sanjeet Bagcchi – The Telegraph – April 10, 2016
A Push for Balanced Drug Policy Is Transforming Pain Relief in India – by Naomi Burke-Shyne – Open Society Foundations – Mar 31, 2016
Food fest for a noble cause evokes warm response – The Times of India – Mar 19, 2016
Art exhibition for a cause – The Hindu – Feb 5, 2016
In India, Dispensers of Balm Travel to Death’s Door – by Ankita Rao – New York Times – Jan 12, 2016
Standing up, being counted – The Hindu – Dec 7, 2015
With Puppets & Bubble Guns – That’s How One Organization Treats Children in Need of Palliative Care – by Joshua Muyiwa – The Better India – Aug 27, 2015
The extraordinary doctor who makes a difference – by Shobha Warrier – Rediff.com – August 14, 2015
Big Strides Needed for Safer Steps – The New Indian Express – 27 July 2015
Doctor Who Takes Pain Out of Terminal Ailments – by Chencho Sherin Thomas – The New Indian Express – Nov 22, 2014
Dying Without Morphine – by Ronald Piana – The New York Times – Sep 30, 2014
Human Rights Activists Honored – Human Rights Watch – Sep 16, 2014
Palliative care- the missing chapter in Internal Medicine – The Shillong Times – Mar 28, 2014
Why cancer patients are cheering a recent change in the narcotics law – Aarefa Johari – Scroll.in – Mar 4, 2014
MR Rajagopal: The man who spearheaded efforts to improve access to morphine – The Economic Times – Feb 24, 2014
Passing of NDPS Act Amendment Bill will make morphine more accessible – C. Maya – The Hindu – Feb 23, 2014
India: Improve Access to Strong Pain Medicines – UNHCR – Dec 4, 2013
Kerala, a role model in palliative care: Desiraju – The Hindu – July 14, 2013
Launch of the Pain-Free Hospital Initiative in three cancer centers in India with Pallium India – by Meg O’Brien – Treat the Pain – Dec 2012
Big strides in palliative care – by Jose Kurian – Deccan Chronicle – Oct 13, 2012
State government promises land to Pallium India – The New Indian Express – July 5, 2012
Pallium India alleviating pain with TIPS – The Hindu – July 4, 2012
TIPS declared as a WHO Collaborating Centre – The New Indian Express – Mar 2, 2012
A Visit with The Father of Palliative Care in India – Global Health Immersion Programs – Sep 20, 2011
A fight for life and death with dignity – by Uma Vishnu – The Indian Express – Oct 30, 2009
In India, a Quest to Ease the Pain of the Dying – by Donald G. McNeil Jr. – The New York Times – Sep 11, 2007
Of pain and palliative care – The Hindu – Oct 6, 2005
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