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The Half Mother of Mowgli Girl
When Neeta Newton, a nurse at Bahraich district hospital, first met the “Mowgli" girl, she would screech and bite. But Neeta knew this fight – to “humanise” her – would be a fight worth fighting.
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How Aparna Sen’s 15 Park Avenue Depicted Mental Illness Without Romanticising It
More than 15 years since 15 Park Avenue came out, I doubt any other Indian film tailored sensitivity and accuracy with a poignant storyline on mental illness as beautifully as Aparna Sen managed to portray in 15 Park Avenue.
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Covid-19 is Making Me Suicidal. And I’m Not Alone
Covid-19 and the accompanying nation-wide lockdowns across the world, have worsened things for those with mental health issues. I’ve been diagnosed with multiple mental health disorders, and news about my classmate’s suicide made the encroaching darkness of this pandemic more opaque.
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The Eternal Loneliness of Being a Caregiver to Someone Suffering from a Mental Disease
Like mental diseases, caregiving is endless; it tends to become the sole identity of a caregiver. My mother-in-law takes on the role of a caregiver for my father-in-law, who is in the advanced stages of dementia. She is 75; he is 87. She hates every minute of her so-called “wifely duties”, but hesitates to reach out for help.