An Event to mark the Big Day It is World Bipolar Day on March 30th and we at BipolarIndia are organising our 4th annual Conference to mark the day. Every year, the world celebrates the day by holding seminars and…
Falling in Love with Love
A few weeks ago, Khyati and I celebrated our fifteenth wedding anniversary. It seems inconceivable now that we could have separated in the first year itself! Here is how it began… I was all of 41 when we married and…
The Mental Health Care Act 2107: A Rights Based Approach
The Mental Health Care Act, 2017, which came into force in May 2018, provides for mental healthcare and treatment of persons with mental illness through a rights based approach. In order to learn the finer aspects of this comprehensive Act,…
Training Workshop on The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
We at BipolarIndia, in association with Mariwala Health Initiative, are proud to announce a full day Training Workshop on~ The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 on Saturday, 2nd of February in Mumbai. This full day workshop will provide participants with an in-depth understanding regarding…
Let’s Dare to Dream Big!
She stood in front of the huge mirror. This was no ordinary mirror! It was her connect with life, a life that made sense. In it she could see her past and her past was all that she trusted. After…
When a Psychiatrist Had to Himself Face Depression
It was in July 2017 when I started feeling very low. I prayed to God before going to sleep to kill me in my sleep. No, I did not want to die… I just wanted my pain to end. I wanted to…
Bipolar Disorder and Marriage: The Odd Couple
“Sir, I am 39 year old and feel terribly lonely at times” Aakash sounded despondent when we spoke over coffee. “My marriage broke up after just 4 years when my wife deserted me. She could not cope with my mood…
5 Years Of BipolarIndia
From the day of its launch, 23rd of May, 2013, it has been some journey. There’s an interesting back story about the launch that I must share with you. The whole concept, initial execution and thought process behind this initiative…
Can I be a Caregiver for a Depressed Girl?
There she sat in my class of software testing with a blank expression. It was not that she was unable to understand what I was teaching, rather she was unable to understand why she was there at all when all…
Our National Conference For World Bipolar Day
All indications were that this time it would be big. Big, informative and inspiring this meet surely was!! It was Sunday, the 1st of April, 2018 and we were celebrating WORLD BIPOLAR DAY with a National Conference. So we had…