In the show Lock Upp Zeeshan Khan called a fellow contestant “bipolar.” In a country where the subject of mental health is already taboo, can we afford to make light of it?

Subramanian Swamy’s bipolarity comment on Priyanka Gandhi shows how mental health issues are still considered scandalous in our country. They can be used to berate an emerging politician and tarnish her image. Speaking to ANI Swamy alleged that Gandhi has bipolar disorder and beats up people. “Usko ek bimari hai jo sarvjanik jivan mein anukool […]

Mariah Carey revealed in a recent interview to People’s Magazine that she has been suffering from Bipolar Disorder for 17 years. “I didn’t want to believe it,” she says while revealing that the diagnosis came in 2001, after she was hospitalised for a physical and mental breakdown. Since then she has lived in a constant fear […]

Today, not many people stay in touch with their teachers. The term ‘guru’ has almost lost its meaning in the hustle bustle way of schooling that’s become a norm these days. I remember loving my English teacher in school but that was that. Nothing after that. But Delhi-based Nishtha Bhatnagar has proved that keeping the […]