2.Shared Psychsis - middle aged man named Lalit to convience three generations of his family to follow him into oblivion.
3.Rising of mini-cult - keeping thier domestic matters a secret, influencing his follows with minor " miracles " and leading them to salvation and prosperity.
4.Role of patriarchy in Burari deaths - this shows offers deep insight into the patriarchy prevalent in indian household .
5.Forves Winslow says about family suicide several people commit suicide together in response to lead by a charismatic leader of with strong religious beliefs or superstitious loyalties.
6.Sacred and profane by Emile durkheim - the body of prathiba was hung slightly away from the rest of them because she was a widow. It is a common superstition in india that widows bring bad luck to the family may be because this ritual was seen as sacred.
7.Rationality and superstition ( wife of Lalit done masters in sociology v/s Banyan tree worship for the betterment of the family ).
8.Subjugation of women - family’s neighbours says - I never felt like lalit wife had any interests of her own. All she ever did was manage the kitchen morning to night.
9.Psychologists have commented that these deaths are a result of ‘shared delusional disorder’ in which members of a group blindly trust one among them and follow instructions without questioning
