“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…
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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…
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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…
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It Is World Bipolar Day Again!
30th of March, 2018 will be commemorated worldwide as World Bipolar Day. For the third time in a row, we are hosting an Event on that day, though this time it is a full day affair. In order to make…
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A Care-Giver’s Story: Hot Chocolate Makes it Better
I don’t think there is such a thing as being ready. If I wait to be ready, it might be the end of life. I have witnessed too many irreversible finales, so I intend to live fully, come happiness or…
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10 Life Lessons Which Bipolar Disorder Taught Me
Our most challenging periods of turmoil teach us the most valuable life lessons. It has been sixteen years since I have been living with Bipolar Disorder. From the terrifying initial stages to the much calmer me today, it has been…
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With Love, Theo
The shades that spread on the canvas As the ear gets slashed Aren’t your colors Vincent. Aren’t you making a flagellant of yourself When you scribble your name In the corners of the aberrations that were Borne as the consciousness…
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The Story Of An Unusual Bird
Birds best exemplify the rhythm of life and like all other birds, this pretty bird too welcomed the dawn with its peppy chirp. It set off for the day to search for food as it did day in day out.…
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How I Kicked The Drinking Habit
This is about an inspiring story, in fact two stories. One is mine and the other had narrated to me. Let me begin with the latter. In those days I was in the audio-visual presentations business which took me to varied…
