On Oct. 3, she wrote a short letter to Khushwant Singh, one of India's best-known contemporary authors and her mentor. Afraid to live, afraid to die. But you are right. Only I can help myself. She died the next day.
Suicide is one obvious explanation.
If plagiarism destroys the integrity of the soul, following up with the destruction of the body is grim but understandable. He has reportedly asked both police and state officials to conduct an inquiry. Finding the cause of death will be difficult. In accordance with Hindu custom, no autopsy was conducted and the body was cremated. Meanwhile, Aikath-Gyaltsen's third and final book will be published posthumously next month.