CHASING FOLLOWERS, LOSING IDENTITY?

Disturbing truth behind social media influencer Misha Agrawal’s suicide

- BY MANJUSHA RADHAKRISHNAN | Entertainment Editor

She dreamed of one million followers. She made it her phone wallpaper. She poured her heart, energy, and every carefully styled post into getting there. But when her Instagram follower count reportedly began to drop, so did her sense of self-worth.

And on April 24 — just days before her 25th birthday — Misha Agrawal died by suicide.

Her family later shared that Misha had become “distraught” and felt “worthless.” The number she once worshipped started to betray her, and she believed her career was over. This wasn't just a crisis of content — it was a crisis of identity. And heartbreakingly, she didn't survive it.

Which brings us to the question none of us really want to answer: When did losing followers become a reason to lose your life?