The scale of our tragedy:
6 out of 16 pages in Sandesh newspaper's Rajkot edition today contain obituaries.
It has 248 obituaries -- 124 text-only and 124 with photos of the deceased.
It had 47 obituaries just two months back, on March 3.
47 to 248.
(1/4)
6 out of 16 pages in Sandesh newspaper's Rajkot edition today contain obituaries.
It has 248 obituaries -- 124 text-only and 124 with photos of the deceased.
It had 47 obituaries just two months back, on March 3.
47 to 248.
(1/4)
Remaining 2 pages from today's edition that contain obituaries:
(2/4)
(2/4)
Please note:
1. Gujarat govt's data shows only 63 people died of Covid yesterday in the entire Saurashtra region, which consists of 11 districts including Rajkot.
2. Not everyone who has lost a loved one gets an obituary published in a newspaper. Especially not the poor
(3/4)
1. Gujarat govt's data shows only 63 people died of Covid yesterday in the entire Saurashtra region, which consists of 11 districts including Rajkot.
2. Not everyone who has lost a loved one gets an obituary published in a newspaper. Especially not the poor
(3/4)
3. The aforementioned figure (248) is from Rajkot edition of one of the Gujarati newspapers.
Rajkot edition of other Gujarati newspapers show similar increases in the number of obituaries.
4. People are not just statistics.
(4/4)
Rajkot edition of other Gujarati newspapers show similar increases in the number of obituaries.
4. People are not just statistics.
(4/4)
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