A chance order by a staff at his vocational centre became a business venture for Kabir Kumtha, a young man with autism. Parul Kumtha, Kabir's mom, founder trustee of Forum for Autism tells us about Kabir's Kreations and helps us with interviewing…
Wheelchair user computer whiz Pratyush, 24, born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, excelled at prestigious institutes like IIT Bombay and Columbia University, and recently got a job at Microsoft. His mother Srilakshmi Nalam talks of overcoming…
Shampa Maitra, 48, a Mumbai-based professional, faced the travails of insomnia, which started in her late teens and lasted for over 25 years. How did she finally get over her addiction to sleeping pills?
When were you diagnosed with Insomnia?…
As part of our Raksha Bandhan series, Aaryamann and Aarshia share nuggets of what makes their sibling relationship as special and adorable as any other brother-sister relationship.
Aarshia,11 is a sprightly young girl who has also starred in…
is the brotherly advice from Nishant to Nivriti. As part of the Raksha Bandhan series, the brother-sister duo of Nishant, a young autistic adult and Nivriti share what their relationship means to them
Nishant Sriram, 22 is an intern at AMAZE,…
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…
