A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking a legal ban on making minor children and “persons of unsound mind” undertake the Jain religious ritual of ...

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Madhya Pradesh seeks a legal ban on the Jain ritual 'Santhara,' involving fasting unto ...

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On March 21, during a visit to the monk, the child was given the Santhara vow with the agreement of her parents. Just minutes later, she died. More from Explainers Trump administration deported mother ...

Viyana Jain, 3, suffering from brain tumor, was guided by her IT professional parents to undergo ‘Santhara’ after consulting a Jain monk. The centuries-old Jain ritual “Santhara”, which ...

The girl, Viyana Jain, who was their only child, breathed her last on March 21, her parents said. Santhara, also known as Sallekhana, is a Jain ritual of voluntarily fasting unto death. As per this ...

After being diagnosed with a brain tumour last December, a three-year-old girl from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, died while undergoing a religious ritual 'Santhara'. The girl's IT professional parents ...

The tragic case of three-year-old Viyana Jain, who died after undertaking the Jain ritual of Santhara due to a brain tumor, has sparked renewed discussion about this centuries-old practice. Her ...

The incident recently came to light after the Golden Book of World Records issued a certificate declaring the child, Viyana Jain, the "youngest person in the world to vow the Jain ritual Santhara." ...

The incident surfaced recently after it was recorded in the Golden Book of World Records. A three-year-old girl suffering from a terminal illness died after being administered Santhara – a Jain ...

Parents display a certificate recognising their three-year-old daughter as a world record holder for undertaking 'Santhara', the Jain ritual of fasting unto death, issued by the Golden Book of ...

In a heart-wrenching incident from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, a three-year-old girl named Viyana Jain passed away after being initiated into the Jain ritual of Santhara, a voluntary fast unto death.