Nishant Tripathi’s Mother’s Pens Grief-Stricken Note After His Tragic Death

Nishant Tripathi, 41 years old, horribly committed suicide inside a hotel room in Mumbai over alleged harassment at the hands of his wife Apoorva Parikh and his aunt, Prarthana Mishra. His mother Neelam Chaturvedi wrote a devastating piece on Facebook saying how miserable and sad she had become upon her son’s passing. She penned, “You look at me as a living person, but the fact is, I am already dead. Today, I am feeling like a living corpse. My son, Nishant. He was my everything.” She mused about the immense loss of her son, who had been her best friend and pillar.

Chaturvedi went on, “Both my children loved me a lot, but Nishant was my friend, my partner, and my greatest support.” He was my strength, my energy source to work and live. My life is finished now.” In her heart-rending post, she also mentioned that, instead of her son doing her last rites, she and her daughter had to do it on him on March 2. “My son, Nishant, has left me. I am now nothing but a living corpse. He was to do my last rites, but today, on March 2, I cremated my son,” she stated.

Chaturvedi also spoke about her life-long struggle as a women’s rights activist. At 18, I was first arrested while protesting, and from there, this journey went on with innumerable struggles, movements, and battles for justice,” she wrote. Though she had achieved so much in the cause of women’s rights, such as assisting more than 46,000 victims, she was heartbroken over the death of her son, whom she brought up single-handedly. “I was never motivated by greed. I neither saved a bank account nor amassed fortune. My wealth was the affection and respect given to me by individuals from all over the country and the world,” she explained.

In her last words regarding Nishant’s funeral, Chaturvedi mentioned the warmth and affection he received from his friends, peers, and close ones, citing how many truly loved him amidst his silent agonies. “The truth is, all of them felt no less than family. The directors and actors with whom Nishant had collaborated also felt as if he were part of their own family,” she concluded.

Nishant Tripathi had left behind a suicide letter on his firm’s website before his death. The website had a password lock. In his letter, Nishant showed love for his wife but then wrote that both his wife and his aunt bore partial responsibility for his decision to commit suicide. “Hello babe, when you’re reading this, I’ll be gone. At the moment of my death, I could have hated you for all that has transpired, but I don’t. For this instant, I opt for love. I loved you then. I love you now. And as I had vowed, it’s not going to die,” the note stated.

Tripathi also wrote, “My mother knows that amongst all other struggles I encountered, you and Prarthana Mausi [aunt] are also accountable for my demise,” and concluded, “So, I plead, don’t go near her now. She’s shattered enough. Let her mourn in peace.”