Bringing an uncomfortable but glaring issue to notice today is After Death, a discussion on the disposal of human corpses, and the change needed in light of the ecological crises today. The idea emerged two months ago when Dr Meenal Katarnikar, director of centre for extra mural studies, Mumbai University, read reports on how the Chinese Government was banning coffin burials due to ecological loss in the form of trees and land being used for non-agricultural purposes, along with Japan facing spacial issues.

"Closer home, Delhi will also run out of space six months from now. Burning, burying and the Zoroastrian method at the Tower of Silence, are all causing ecological issues. The aim of this talk is to have representatives of all religions discuss a change in the way we dispose our dead. Only then can we have some change in the process," says Dr Katarnikar.