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Is it okay to cry at funerals?

Hindustan Times | BySeema Goswami
Apr 27, 2013 05:45 PM IST

Since when did we start deriding people for crying at funerals?

You couldn't possibly have missed the brouhaha that erupted when George Osborne, British Chancellor of the Exchequer, let one solitary tear escape down his cheek at the funeral of Margaret Thatcher.

Mourning officially: Rudaalis or professional mourners became the subject of an eponymous movie that earned lead actress Dimple Kapadia a national award.
Mourning officially: Rudaalis or professional mourners became the subject of an eponymous movie that earned lead actress Dimple Kapadia a national award.
Not propah: Earlier, you were given permission to grieve as publicly as you saw fit; as loudly as you wanted to. Now, tears at funerals are seen as bad taste
Not propah: Earlier, you were given permission to grieve as publicly as you saw fit; as loudly as you wanted to. Now, tears at funerals are seen as bad taste
OMG! how could he?The Internet went into instant meltdown and a brouhaha erupted when George Osborne, British Chancellor of the Exchequer, let one solitary tear escape down his cheek at the funeral of Margaret Thatcher (Photo: AFP)
OMG! how could he?The Internet went into instant meltdown and a brouhaha erupted when George Osborne, British Chancellor of the Exchequer, let one solitary tear escape down his cheek at the funeral of Margaret Thatcher (Photo: AFP)
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