Aruna is a bright, young HR leader at a fast-growing tech startup. When the pandemic hit, she and her team worked overtime to implement a host of employee care programmes — psychological counselling, support groups, mental and physical wellness sessions, financial assistance, vaccine camps, and much more. But guess what happened in the last two […]
A 500-year old dargah (Islamic shrine) in Unava, Gujarat, is today the site of a quirky merger of faith healing and modern psychiatry. For centuries, local legend has credited the Hazrat Saiyed Ali Mira Datar dargah with the power to cure various mental illnesses. But since 2008, the dargah’s mujavars (traditional healers) have been trained by experts […]
More Attention, No Institutional Mechanism For every million people in India, there are just three psychiatrists, and even fewer psychologists, according to a 2015 WHO report. Mental health professionals discontinuing appointments during the lockdown compounded the problem for patients. Add to that the stress and anxiety from job losses, loan defaults, and the general uncertainty. […]