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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

The Ward and the Vanishing ‘I’: How Psychiatric Wards Silence Testimony

There is a peculiar violence in being spoken about in the third person while one is still in...

Beyond Hospitals: Why India’s Mental Health Budget Misses the Bigger Picture

Union Budget 2026 and Mental Health  The union budgetary allocation for health in 2026-27 has increased to 10% compared...

When Distress Has No Name: Re-thinking Mental-Health in Pakistan

Laila’s Story: ‘I don’t know what’s wrong with me.’ She was in her late thirties, neatly dressed, her posture careful in the chair in my therapy room. Laila did not...

Sarcopenia: Moving Away From the Idea of Lifespan and Towards Healthspan

The body does not send notice. As we age, quietly, the body begins a slow withdrawal, not dramatically, nor all at once, just beneath the threshold of daily awareness....

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We interrupt this programme: Notes on Care in a Manufactured World

And I wake up to my phone blasting images of murdered babies and a starving people and “Is it cake?”...

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....

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“ Aaye ho meri zindagi mei tum Chamaar ban ke,  Mere jute saaf karna tum polish se chamka ke,  Aaye...

“Don’t Wear” — Glasses or Dignity

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

When Distress Has No Name: Re-thinking Mental-Health in Pakistan

Laila’s Story: ‘I don’t know what’s wrong with me.’ She was in her late thirties, neatly dressed, her posture...

Sarcopenia: Moving Away From the Idea of Lifespan and Towards Healthspan

The body does not send notice. As we age, quietly, the body begins a slow withdrawal, not dramatically,...

Beyond Hospitals: Why India’s Mental Health Budget Misses the Bigger Picture

Union Budget 2026 and Mental Health  The union budgetary allocation for health in 2026-27 has increased to 10% compared...

The Ward and the Vanishing ‘I’: How Psychiatric Wards Silence Testimony

There is a peculiar violence in being spoken about in the third person while one is still in...

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When Distress Has No Name: Re-thinking Mental-Health in Pakistan

Laila’s Story: ‘I don’t know what’s wrong with me.’ She...

Sarcopenia: Moving Away From the Idea of Lifespan and Towards Healthspan

The body does not send notice. As we age,...

Beyond Hospitals: Why India’s Mental Health Budget Misses the Bigger Picture

Union Budget 2026 and Mental Health  The union budgetary allocation...

The Ward and the Vanishing ‘I’: How Psychiatric Wards Silence Testimony

There is a peculiar violence in being spoken about...

The Many Voices of Psychology: What Southeast Asia Can Teach the Field

For much of its history, Psychology has relied heavily...

Rethinking Suicide at Higher Educational Institutions

The death by suicide of Nithin Raj, a dental...

When the Skin Speaks: Rethinking Mental Health Through Psychodermatology

Acne, eczema, hair loss - these are often treated...

The confused (psychiatric) caregivers and the unempathetic world

“Do you hear what I am talking to you...