Mental Health

Dr Sudhir Kumar, a neurologist at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, took to Twitter to address the emotional turmoil that students go through during CBSE exam results. Here’s what his Twitter thread had to say.

Playing a pivotal role in laying the foundation of mental health services in India, Dr. Girindrasekhar Bose was a pioneering psychoanalyst who set up India’s first psychiatric outpatient department (OPD) in Kolkata.

Today, Dinesh Mohan is an actor and model, a ‘silver fox’ as he calls himself. He narrates how starkly different things were back in 2012, when he weighed more than 125 kg and was battling depression and grief.

Bengaluru-based Punita Mittal and Mahak Maheshwari co-founded SoulUp, a platform which offers online support to people dealing with mental health issues through one-on-one calls with 'peers' and group calls conducted by a therapist.

Kolkata’s Samriddhi Malhotra felt numb as she suffered an abusive marriage in spite of ticking all the socially accepted boxes to lead a perfect life. She shares how she broke free and rebuilt her life from scratch in Goa.

After life threw a series of blows on Jaikishaan Sharma’s happy family life in Ahmedabad, he lost his will to live and tried to end it. Here’s his inspirational journey of becoming a successful mindset coach and starting DreamChair Club.

Ekta Prakash Sharma launched Humanising Lives to encourage affordable therapy and mental healthcare in India after witnessing the devastating toll that the pandemic took on the country.

Manila Bachan was sexually abused as child and suffered the traumatic experience alone for many years. She was eventually diagnosed with clinical depression and bipolar disorder. Watch how she set out on her healing journey.

When the pandemic hit, Bengaluru engineer Sohail Nargund started knitting to overcome anxiety. Today, his hobby earns him million of views on Instagram and a neat profit too.

Raashi Thakran lost her 18-year-old brother Raghav to suicide in 2019. To help others who are still suffering silently, she petitioned for a helpline number.