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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

When the Voice of the body is Dis-missed: A Letter from a Cancer Survivor

Author’s Note - I write this article as a medical doctor, learning through the experience of a survivor....

Imperfect Solidarities – Showing Up As You Are Is Better Than Not Showing Up At All

With the passing of the draconian Trans Rights Amendment Act (2026), the queer community and its allies need...

Fighting Psychiatric Subjectivation and Helping Others Along the Way: An Interview with Prateeksha Sharma

Psychosis and conditions like Schizophrenia have been tainted with pessimism right from the beginning. Doctors often don’t know that recovery is possible and can convey this fatalism to their...

The Quiet Distance Between Us

Ayesha’s Story Ayesha is not estranged from her mother. They speak every day. Ayesha visits often. They eat together.  And yet, something between them has gone quiet. Not silence. But something heavier.  Ayesha is...

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When the Voice of the body is Dis-missed: A Letter from a Cancer Survivor

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“Don’t Wear” — Glasses or Dignity

A month ago, I just wanted to go to my village, about 60 kilometers away from where I...

My MS : My Story Of Extended Late Life Experiences

“I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.” — Carl Jung  Retirement: A Double...

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A Discipline Turns 100: Growth Without Grounding in Psychology

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Education Empowers — To Endure Exclusion?

I wish I could begin by saying that when I reached the exam centre, an orthopedically disabled candidate...

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There is much to be celebrated regarding the impetus...

Is Psychology the Same for All? Decolonizing and Indigenous Perspectives on Research and Knowledge

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