RN Bhaskar

After spending 13 years in a persistent vegetative state, the Supreme Court has allowed 32-year-old Harish Rana to die with dignity. The Supreme Court's decision highlights the absence of clear euthanasia laws in India. The legislature has repeatedly failed to enact comprehensive legislation despite longstanding calls and precedents.

Baffling as it may seem, apart from the day he was born, Adani celebrates two other dates. They are dates when he actually snatched life from the jaws of death. These were times when he repeatedly stared down the abyss and emerged unscathed, yet profoundly transformed. Here then is the story of Adani's three birthdays.