Otee asked Payal Dhar:

"Death is more meaningless than life." OMG - reading that was an Ah! moment for me - a revelation! It could be the most powerful tagline for a suicide helpline. How did you get that (insight)?

Payal Dhar Oh, I'm not sure where it came from! It sort of followed quite naturally when figuring out Viru. The decision to feature the subject of suicide in a children's book wasn't an easy one, and to do it without inciting pity for Viru or trivializing him weighed more on my mind than anything else.

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