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Inside the Battle Between Faith and Psychiatry

Discover the Secrets of India's Balaji Temple

They Spent Thousands on Tests; a Temple Fixed It for Rs. 5

Notes from reporting on faith healing sites in India

Nail polish and the Conundrum of Scrupulosity

“Do not paint your nails, your namaz will not be accepted”.  This was the statement I heard growing up...

Mental Health and Marginalized Me: The Invisible Shadow of Caste

Me: “What will be the cost of this?” Them: “Around 7000 for 6 sessions.” Me: “Will get back to you.”...

“Something Always Felt Off” – Stripping Suffering from Context in Clinical Work

Neil Nallan shares what happens in clinical work when we rip people away from the stories of their lives, and he further challenges our complicity in making the world less safe and less equal for the most vulnerable.

The Hauntings of a Caregiver and Meaning-making Through Photography

A Chance Encounter On a bright and warm Friday morning, Gaurav decided to take a detour to the Amtrak station before going to his lab, where he works as a...

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Passports and Permissions: Travel, Colonization, and the Politics of Movement

I have been an avid traveller—an Indian passport holder who has crossed borders into over 50 countries. This...

WOMAN/PERSON? How Women’s Revolt Against Oppression is Seen as Pathology

The central crisis in many women’s lives is whether to be a woman or a person. In India,...

Gaping Holes in Psychiatric Practice: Coming off Sleep Drugs in India

To Worry (or Not) about Medicines given to Help You Sleep I was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in December...

“Something Always Felt Off” – Stripping Suffering from Context in Clinical Work

Neil Nallan shares what happens in clinical work when we rip people away from the stories of their lives, and he further challenges our complicity in making the world less safe and less equal for the most vulnerable.

Mental Health and Marginalized Me: The Invisible Shadow of Caste

Me: “What will be the cost of this?” Them: “Around 7000 for 6 sessions.” Me: “Will get back to you.”...

Why We Need to Stop Glamourizing Disorders and Misusing Labels

Over the past decade, psychological terms from therapy rooms have seeped into everyday conversation through the arms of social...

What Diagnosis Left Behind: Towards a Situated, Humane Psychology

During my internship at a mental health facility, a 15-year-old boy was brought in. The first few notes...

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Neil Nallan shares what happens in clinical work when we rip people away from the stories of their lives, and he further challenges our complicity in making the world less safe and less equal for the most vulnerable.

The Hauntings of a Caregiver and Meaning-making Through Photography

A Chance Encounter On a bright and warm Friday morning,...

Mental Health and Marginalized Me: The Invisible Shadow of Caste

Me: “What will be the cost of this?” Them: “Around...

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“Do not paint your nails, your namaz will not...

Why We Need to Stop Glamourizing Disorders and Misusing Labels

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A paradigm shift in mental health policy

This article first appeared in The Hindu and can...