An ode to mental health

An ode to mental health

Gunjan Pant Pande It’s with broken wings that I learnt to fly… Read that again. Sends a chill down the spine. Just an interplay of a few alphabets, but a glimpse into a story of a lifetime. Interpret it as you wish. The writer’s said what they said. It’s only words, but as Boyzone im­mortalised them, sometimes words are all you have. To express deep desires, unspoken urges, sub­lime secrets, hidden hopes, or persistent personal pain. Fourteen-year-old Sonam Jha, who has been writing poems since she was in fifth grade, knows that all too well. “My poem ‘Alter Ego’ resonates...

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