As part of our Raksha Bandhan series, Pranav, 18, a young adult on the autism spectrum and his older sister Nikita, 22 reflect on their relationship and their times together - the fun times and the stressful times.
Nikita studied at Hindu…
And QUIT SMOKING. Akhileshwar Sahay, a seasoned industry veteran, has been living with bipolar disorder for the last 2 decades. In this interview, he talks about his troubled journey with multiple chronic illnesses including COPD, Depression,…
Dilip Kumar Kanjilal, 77 from Kolkata has fought cancer of the Vocal Chords and emerged a winner. He looks back to recall his struggle which has also reiterated his faith in life.
Professionally, I used to be a driver of the long-distance state bus…
Marianne de Nazareth recounts how traumatic it has been to see both her parents suffer from Parkinson’s and how the progressive disease strips the dignity of the individual.
Parkinson’s is an old disease in our house. Both my Dad and Mom were…
Alpana Sharma, mother of 6 year old Aarav, who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a rare neuromuscular disorder that leads to progressive loss of muscle control and muscle movement, is doing everything she possibly can to save her son. Read her spirited…
When a socially active person like Sharmada started avoiding her friends, she knew she had a problem. Sharmada shares her experience with Social Anxiety and how she learnt to deal with it.
At some point in our lives, most of us have dealt with…
Parimal Ghosh, an 80 year old war veteran and now a cancer survivor, relives his experience of battling the condition for 22 years, his emotions and shares what he has learnt from the whole episode. He is now also an active crusader of the Cancer…
Linish Balan, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, gives us an insight into how individuals with autism face difficulties processing and grasping conversations and how his misunderstanding often lands him in comic predicament.
Children who are neurotypical…
Delhi-based Pushpa Garde is 75 years old and has been ably handling diabetes for the last 25 years, mainly with lifestyle changes and a proper diet, which she has maintained meticulously.
About 30 years ago I had a boil on my breast which was not…
