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Dr. Nirmalya Ranjan Sarkar is a small-animal veterinary surgeon and the editorial voice behind GoodDeath.in, a public-facing reference on humane animal end-of-life care.

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Dr. NRS is a small-animal vet (BVSc & AH 2002, MVSc Surgery 2005) with two decades of practice. He runs GoodDeath.in, an editorial home for end-of-life veterinary practice in India, and is the lead drafter of the proposed Right-to-Death (Companion Animals) Act. He writes in English, Hindi, and Bengali, and consults privately on difficult quality-of-life decisions.

Topics he can speak to

  • The decision-making framework for euthanasia in companion animals — when, how, and at what threshold.
  • The HHHHHMM quality-of-life scoring system in clinical practice.
  • Pet bereavement — the clinical and ethical literature, and what owners actually go through.
  • The legislative gap in Indian companion-animal end-of-life law, and the proposed Right-to-Death Act.
  • Schedule X drug access and its consequences for veterinary practice in India.
  • Compassion fatigue in veterinary medicine — the structural and the personal.

Recent contributions to the public conversation

  • Long-form essays at gooddeath.in/blog — four currently most-read.
  • Free reference materials at gooddeath.in/resources, downloaded broadly across India and the diaspora.
  • Working group on companion-animal end-of-life policy (private; co-signatories invited; see mission).

What I am not

  • Not a grief counsellor — though I write about pet bereavement, I refer clients with complicated grief to mental health professionals.
  • Not a lawyer — I draft policy proposals; I do not provide legal advice.
  • Not affiliated with any pharmaceutical company, pet-food company, or veterinary insurance company. No undisclosed conflicts of interest.

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