Yuna Angell has been to the depths with her schizophrenic attacks. She had to be a caregiver when she needed caregiving herself, and her mother, in despair, even wanted to give her up to the psychiatric ward of the hospital. She has come a long way…
Amrit Bakhshy recounts his brave though agonizing journey of caring for his daughter, Richa, who developed schizophrenia as a teen in school and his tireless effort to build better lives for people with this mental disorder.
Panic and Bewilderment
A…
Excerpts from the book Fallen, Standing, my life as a schizophrenist by Reshma Valliapan, Ashoka Fellow and artist-activist for the rights of persons with mental illness. Reshma was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 22. She is…
SCHIZOPHRENIA AWARENESS WEEK
A poem by a person with schizophrenia
A whirlwind of pain these days are
When will I again be free
But I know I must not look far
But step by step as I see
The doctor is kind and tells me
Don’t fret the sun will…
SCHIZOPHRENIA AWARENESS WEEK 2016
Mahesh (name changed) was caught unawares by schizophrenia which rendered him unsuitable for the world outside and for all those parameters which tag a person ‘normal’. He was unfit for school, for friends, for…
By Geetha Paniker, a survivor of triple negative cancer with double mastectomy reflects on and celebrates her 5 year Cancer Anniversary. A believer of being positive against all odds who pens, all that the mind can reason with the heart. …
Says 25-year-old Chennai based Beno Zephine, the first visually challenged person to be inducted into the prestigious Indian Foreign Service. In a brief conversation, she maintains her maxim for success is hard work with loads of fortitude…
Happy Mother's Day 2016
- By Smitha Sadasivan, a person with Multiple Sclerosis and a Disability Rights Activist
Ma Ma Ma
Never did I tell you that I ever do love you;
Whereas, you keep saying it in every deed you do!
Ma Ma Ma
Every time my eyes,…
Happy Mother's Day 2016
This Mother's Day we asked a few of our contributors, to share a Mother's Day wish. They shared poems, beautiful thoughts for their mothers who have been their caregivers and their stength in their journey. We look forward to…
