They did not stop their SIPs during a crisis — and it paid off

May 26, 2026 | 17:50 IST

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Every adversity creates doubt. Here’s what happened to those who stayed invested and those who didn’t

In Nov 2025, Arup Kumar Samanta, 62, was diagnosed with tongue cancer. The Kolkata-based founder of a diagnostics
centre was investing Rs 29,000 per month in equity mutual funds (MFs) through Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) at the time. After a surgery largely funded by medical insurance, some help from his sister and brotherin-law, who work at a hospital, and the support of his wife and son through 30 radiation treatments, Samanta still hasn’t stopped a single SIP.

Five months on, he tells us over the phone from Kolkata — still struggling to speak, but with spunk in his thoughts and composure — that since his business income was going on well, stopping his SIPs never made sense. The thought never even crossed his mind.

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They did not stop their SIPs during a crisis — and it paid off

Every adversity creates doubt. Here’s what happened to those who stayed invested and those who didn’t

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They did not stop their SIPs during a crisis — and it paid off

Every adversity creates doubt. Here’s what happened to those who stayed invested and those who didn’t

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