Beyond Boundaries: Unveiling the Unseen Struggles of Women’s Mental Health
Anandmai Kumar As we enter this time of year once again, a period when conversations and celebrations often centre around women, it’s important to reflect on a topic that has gained significant attention in recent years: the mental health and well-being of women. Before delving into discussions about what is necessary and what is not, […]
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 […]
YES PAPA
Arnab Banerjee (*Trigger warning: The review has mention of child sexual abuse) The severity of the emotional trauma experienced by any victim of physical or emotional abuse is so heinous and ghastly a crime perpetrated by the sinner that unless one scratches the outer layer of the victim’s psyche, one never gets to know the […]
3Cs that can help women in the professional world
Anshu Arora I was approached recently by a prospective client who asked me to design a training intervention for ‘only-women-employees’ of their organisation. Her brief was that they need to learn how to be confident in the board room and communicate with confidence. My question to her was, why only women? Everyone in the organisation […]
‘I’m still searching for musicians who can be my friends’
Shillong Song: How Tipriti rode the blues and charted her own destiny. Sharad Kohli Tipriti ‘Tips’ Kharbangar has blazed a trail for her sisters all over India. “I was a small girl with nothing but a dream and a powerful voice, singing her heart out in the choir,” she told The Mind Diaries while prepping […]
Nurture yourself the way you think you’re supposed to nurture others
Veenu Singh Journalist-turned-bestselling author, screenwriter and speaker, Meghna Pant ranks as one of India’s best writers today. After spending the first few years of her career as a business journalist and editor where she interviewed people like President Obama, Mukesh Ambani, Sir Richard Branson, Hillary Clinton, Ratan Tata and Shah Rukh Khan, among others, Pant decided […]
Of healing words
Sneha Devaskar This poem was written when I was totally broken in life. Escape seemed like the only option. No amount of external reassurance and support would help me. Life seemed unbearable. That is when this poem came as a download from the soul. It told me who I am – an ancient tree with […]
A piece of home
Having her parents in her ‘grown-up environment’ for a visit was a complete bliss Sukriti Taneja At one point in our lives, we have all experienced the adrenaline rush of racing back to our parents after spending considerable time apart. Be it a school field trip or visiting home on a college/work break, it is […]
Pure gold, this one
Goldfish is a sensitive movie, marked by brilliant performances! Director: Pushan KripalaniCast: Deepti Naval, Kalki Koechlin, Rajit KapurCinematography: Pushan KripalaniDuration: 105 minutesIANS rating: 3 and a half stars Arnab Banerjee A beautifully written scene in which a daughter who is preparing her mother to go to a home care, drapes a saree around her mother’s […]
There is always hope
How intervention helped a young woman manage her bipolar Dr Anand Prakash Srivastava Since childhood, Meeta* felt that she had no identity of her own. Everyone knew her as Mohit’s sister. It’s not that Mohit had achieved great success in school while Meeta lagged behind. Mohit was not only a champion in academics but also […]