Dr Samir Parikh is taking mental health to schools, the Olympic team, and even Ranveer Allahbadia’s show. It’s pop psychology without the misinformation.
History and politics play a role in the psyche of a nation and the mental health of its people. Just how much so was the crux of a panel discussion at Delhi’s IIC.
According to National Mental Health Survey 2015-16, around 150 million Indians affected by some type of mental illness. Panel says there are just around 9,000 psychiatrists in country.
Awareness, professionals, access to services, lacking in rural North India, says Thara Rangaswamy, one of 29 women conferred Nari Shakti Puraskar on International Women’s Day.
Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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