‘Left Behind: Surviving Suicide Loss’, a book on survivor suicide loss

There is stigma on whether it is poverty, disease or disability. In a book titled ‘Left Behind: Avoiding Survival Loss’ written by author and activist Nandini Murali, Madras High Court Judge Justice Prabha Sridevan said. The book describes how to deal with stigma, she said.

Justice Prabha Sridevan received the first copy of the book at the event held at the LAICO auditorium here on Saturday.

Senior Consultant Psychiatrist R. Raghuram called the book a path breaking contribution. He stressed the need for digital collections for survivors of suicide losses.

Consultant psychiatrist s. Mohan Raj said that there was little literature in India to help survivors of suicide loss. This was the beginning, he said.

Agreeing with him, the director, Arvind Eyecare Systems Arvind Srinivasan, said that very few intellectual products were available.

Vice Chancellor M. of Madurai Kamaraj University. Krishnan said that the book was a forum on such issues. The Managing Director of Hi-Tech Arai BT Bangera recalled his association with Nandini Murali at the event. The first copy of the book was released by S. Renuka, a team lead at Novartis, who survived a suicide loss.

Overwhelmed by the support, Nandini Murali said that the book that survived the loss of suicide is a way of expressing itself and the pain has acted as a catalyst. He read the book with a passage to the audience and thanked his family members for the support. Her husband TR Murali, a renowned urologist committed suicide in 2017.

Ms Chellamathu Trust and Research Foundation Senior Consultant Psychiatrist Drs. C. Ramasubramanian welcomed the gathering. A support page for survivors of suicide loss, www.speakinitiative.org, Was launched at the event.

(Support for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available at State Health Helpline 104, Sneha’s Suicide Prevention Helpline 044-24640050).