Reviews of health books and films

  • Chemical Khichdi - How I Hacked my Mental Health by Aparna Piramal Raje
    Shivani Maheshwari, who interviewed Aparna Piramal Raje shares her views about the book "Chemical Khichdi" and why she recommends it The book ‘Chemical Khichdi – How I Hacked My Mental Health’ by Aparna Piramal Raje is a journey into the mind; a…
  • कुछ साल दे दो - अनु भाटिया
    पत्रकार रवि प्रकाश, जो खुद स्टेज 4 फेफड़े के कैंसर सर्वाइवर हैं, अनु भाटिया की लिखी किताब ‘कुछ साल दे दो' पर अपने विचार साझा करते हैं। यह विचार उन्होने twitter पर साझा किये। #कैंसर पर हिन्दी में लिखी किताब ‘कुछ साल दे दो’ कई बार रुलाती है। यह उस…
  • The Home Stretch : Useful Guide for Elder Care
    The Home Stretch’ by Sanjay Dattatri is a thoughtful referral guide for family caregivers, sensitive and all encompassing. This review by Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, a special educator and rehabilitation expert appreciates the various nuggets of…
  • Journey of Seven Steps by Jyoti Joshi
    Shivani Maheshwari, our editor, who interviewed Jyoti Joshi, a caregiver to her husband with Alzheimer's disease, shares her perspective on the book and why she recommends it.   Alzheimer’s can be a difficult disease, both for the patient…
  • Cancer, You Picked The Wrong Girl By Shormistha Mukherjee
    Shivani Maheshwari, our editor, who interviewed Shormistha Mukherjee a breast cancer survivor, shares her perspective on the book and why she thinks its an important milestone in the genre of personal cancer narratives.  It sounds absurd that…
  • Mental Illness and Caregiving - Challenges, Concerns & Complications: By Amrit Bakhshy
    A comprehensive book by Amrit Bakhshy, a father of a daughter with schizophrenia and president of Schizophrenia Awareness Association that covers a wide range of information that a family of a person with mental illness needs. The book is divided…
  • When The World Went Dark by Jane De Suza
    When the World Went Dark by Jane de Suza is set in the backdrop of the pandemic with death and loss understood from the consciousness of a nine-year-old child.  Jane has spun an endearing tale held together by strands of wit, humour,…
  • Voyager on Wheels: An Honest Story Of A Digital Explorer
    Deepto Roy, a corporate lawyer, and an avid reader who loves both fiction and non-fiction reviews the book on Muthu Krishnan, who has a rare genetic disorder Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Tahira Tahir, a SMA parent advocate who also edited the book,…
  • Left Behind: Surviving Suicide Loss by Nandini Murali
    Shivani Maheshwari, our editor who interviewed Dr. Nandini Murali shares her view on the book and recommends it. It is an important addition in a field hardly even spoken about.   There are not many books like these. That make a bold…
  • A Bend in the River of Life - By Marianne de Nazareth
    Saeed Ibrahim reviews Marianne de Nazareth's book "A Bend in the River of Life", a fictionalised account based on her experience of seeing her parents struggle with Parkinson's. The book is useful to caregivers and patients to understand…