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'Brother, I Haven't Eaten in Three Days'
Gaza reflects the haunting collapse of humanity and the hunger war is consuming Palestinians
5 min |
September 01, 2025
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A Harsh Harvest
Farmers, dairyists and small businesses in India are grappling with tariff threats from the United States
7 min |
September 01, 2025
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The 65 Lakh Hole
The opposition vs the ECI: India's mega political play begins with the Bihar march; Bengal braces to become the next battlefield
6 min |
September 01, 2025
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That Sinking Feeling
Revealing the monoculture underbelly of the US-dominated export market, Trump's tariff hike makes hunger stalk fishing villages and the workers go hungry even as the ponds are full of export-quality shrimp
6 min |
September 01, 2025
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Trust Deficit
How India-US ties pan out is anyone's guess. But one thing is clear: India cannot fully trust the US as a reliable partner in times of need
7 min |
September 01, 2025
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Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad
How a dog's life compares to a refugee's life in India
9 min |
September 01, 2025
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The Stree Syndrome
Mental health needs to be reframed as a human right—especially for women in India who have been silenced, stretched thin, or made to feel small
6 min |
August 21, 2025
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We Need to Talkin Whispers
Which moments—those fleeting, profound fragments of our existence—would linger and haunt us in our final breaths?
3 min |
August 21, 2025
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When Will I Go Home?
Desperate to leave, inmates of the century-old mental health facility near Ranchi open our eyes to the world of those deemed too \"ill\" to live with others in society
7 min |
August 21, 2025
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Fifty Shades of Pink
The prevalence of conversion therapy stems from the ingrained stigma around queerness in the society, leading to the pathologisation of sexual orientation as a mental illness
6 min |
August 21, 2025
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Life. Together
My father suffered from a combine of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder for more than four decades. In all this time, our family battled social ostracisation, structural stigma and the healthcare system's inability to deal with mental illnesses effectively
9 min |
August 21, 2025
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Autumn Sonata
Is India prepared to meet the needs of its ageing population?
8 min |
August 21, 2025
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Forbidding City
India's rapid urbanisation and digital saturation amplify the paradox of people hyper-connected online but isolated in their real-life contexts of proximity without intimacy
7 min |
August 21, 2025
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Sadness in Places that None Can See
WHEN I was younger, I would wonder why my mum didn't make me lunch like the mums of other kids would.
3 min |
August 21, 2025
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To Break the Binaries
Mental well-being is rooted in the complex relationship between society and the individual. Laws and policies alone cannot fix it
9 min |
August 21, 2025
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The Bearable lightness
In cities as far apart as Chennai and Ratnagiri, people living with mental illnesses are being reintegrated into society through independent homes and facilities as part of a new approach to care. In these rooms, bonds form between those who know each other's silences and care is built on the belief that no one is alone
8 min |
August 21, 2025
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A Difficult and Necessary Place
Instead of reforming mental hospitals, India is shutting them down
4 min |
August 21, 2025
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Je Suis Nightingale
The journey of caring for a loved one living with mental illness is a bittersweet one. A few carers share their personal experiences
10+ min |
August 21, 2025
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"I lived With My Mother's Corpse for a Day"
MY name is Srividya. I did my schooling in Kalpakkam, near Chennai.
1 min |
August 21, 2025
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"I am one of those journalists who cry while writing a story" "
Covering conflict is dangerous, but it becomes even more hazardous when the conflict zone happens to be your motherland. A personal account
9 min |
August 21, 2025
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In the loving Memory of Kali
As I think of freedom and mental health, I hope all forms of stifling are challenged, and unjust barriers are broken
8 min |
August 21, 2025
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The Harsh Beauty of Pain
Many people have asked me why I decided to curate an issue on mental health. I think the answer lies in the memory. An old, painful one, but I wanted to be free to confront it on the page and to write a letter to my dead grandfather, who once was a caregiver to his youngest son, who suffered with schizophrenia. My Uncle was a brilliant doctor and a gentle person. He wasn't perfect, but he was family.
6 min |
August 21, 2025
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Yes. We Can
Snippets from a civil servant's experience—pre- and post-retirement
7 min |
August 21, 2025
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Work for Diverse Minds
We need to shift the needle towards inclusion in employment for people with psychosocial disabilities
4 min |
August 21, 2025
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Dawa and Dua
In Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, genuine efforts are being made under the District Mental Health Programme to help people with mental illnesses. However, a large section of disadvantaged society is still slipping through the cracks
10 min |
August 21, 2025
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Annihilation of Dignity
From Varanasi's funeral pyres to Delhi's sewers, India's caste system creates hazardous working conditions for the country's most marginalised communities, leaving them with psychological and physical scars
9 min |
August 21, 2025
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At Sorrow's Summit
The suicide crisis among the young and older adult populations needs specific targeted interventions
5 min |
August 21, 2025
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“I Would get Nervous and Suffocate”
How Saira navigates her mental health with caution and care
2 min |
August 21, 2025
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Asylum
Although the how, where and when to treat mental illness are now better understood in India, the 'why' continues to be obscure
8 min |
August 21, 2025
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Prescription: Empathy
Mental health policy in India must move beyond treatment to include prevention at every level
7 min |