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A Daughter’s Journey with Palliative Care

October 1, 2025

Lived Experience: A daughter’s journey through pain, challenges and the comfort of palliative care. I am Santha Kumari, daughter of Bhaskaran and Kochammini. Life was [...]
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Children and Palliative Care: Achieving the Promise of Universal Access

October 1, 2025

World Hospice & Palliative Care Day 2025 calls us to reflect on this year’s theme: ‘Achieving the Promise: Universal Access to Palliative Care.’ For children, [...]
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Achieving the Promise 2025

September 30, 2025

World Hospice and Palliative Care 2025 Theme – Achieving the Promise: Universal Access to Palliative Care I remember listening to Dr Luis Jose De Souza [...]
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Kuttikkoottam: A Day with Little Stars

September 30, 2025

Kuttikkoottam, a one-day camp was held at Mitraniketan, Thiruvananthapuram. This gathering brought together children receiving educational support from Pallium India, along with their parents.
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In the Company of Sister Reena

September 30, 2025

Meet Sister Reena, a palliative care nurse in Kerala whose compassion and home visits bring dignity, hope, and healing to patients and families
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A Heartfelt Thank You to Mr. Sundara Rudraiah

September 29, 2025

We are deeply grateful to Mr. Sundara Rudraiah, a seasoned bilingual technology professional and writer, for his generous gesture of donating the prize money he won in a national-level Father’s Day essay competition organized by Birla Estates (Aditya Birla Group) in Bangalore. We are delighted to share his prize-winning essay here.

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Embracing the Truth We All Share

September 1, 2025

Death is the one truth we all share. It doesn’t discriminate. It comes to the young and the old, the rich and the poor, the [...]

The Blue Lotus
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Integrating Palliative Care into NCD Strategies: Insights from NHM Maharashtra’s Workshop

August 31, 2025

On 18th July 2025, I had the opportunity to join a state-level consultation workshop on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Childhood NCDs, organised by the National [...]
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Walking the Talk on Palliative Care: Notes from the NCG Annual Meeting 2025

August 31, 2025

Earlier this month, I had the privilege of representing Pallium India at the National Cancer Grid (NCG) Annual Meeting, held on 2nd and 3rd August, [...]

Dr. Shanmugapriya and Dr. Sunil at the NCD Annual Meeting
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Good.To.Go.: A Festival of Conversations, Comfort, and Connection

August 31, 2025

Shri Dinesh Gundu Rao, Hon’ble Minister Health & Family Welfare launching the Advance Care Planning Toolkit with members of ACPI, Pallium India and Vidhi Centre [...]

Launch of AMD Toolkit