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When cancer sorted a midlife crisis (Book Review)

By IANS | Published: December 02, 2021 12:42 PM

New Delhi, Dec 2 When Shormistha Mukherjee, whose Linkedin profile describes her as a storyteller, creative strategist, problem ...

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New Delhi, Dec 2 When Shormistha Mukherjee, whose Linkedin profile describes her as a storyteller, creative strategist, problem solver, connection maker, team builder and entrepreneur, was diagnosed with cancer, she kept wondering why people were so awkward around her.

Then she realised it was because they didn't know what to say because in India, "we don't talk about cancer, we just neatly sidestep it like dog poo on a pavement".

But Mukherjee was made of sterner stuff. Aided by a husband beyond compare, Anirban, a host of friends, principally Oindrilla

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