While birthdays are usually an occasion for celebrations, the pandemic has changed life for most people. For Pragya Kapoor, this year’s birthday will be a little different as well.

Marking her first birthday in the absence of her father, whom she lost to complications related to Covid-19, she decided to get a tattoo in his memory. The tattoo depicts a metal butterfly with a trishul for its head, which signifies her life and growth in the cocoon of her father’s love, care and guidance.

Explaining her tattoo, she said, “It is said that butterflies are a representation of the human soul post death. I got a metal one to symbolise the strength of my father. There is a Devnagri J (his name was Jayant) merging into a P on the other side. To symbolise that he lives in me now. The trishul is made in the shape of a fire as I was always supposed to be with my brothers to cremate him but unfortunately wasn’t able to. So, this was my way of paying

a tribute.”