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MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS

 ❖ 970 million people around the world struggle with some kind of mental illness. ❖ 14.3% deaths worldwide, approximately million deaths each year, are attributable to mental disorders. ❖ Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among people aged 15-29. This appalling data sends a chill down my spine. Mental health issues have been ever increasing and it is estimated that one in four people will be affected by amental health illness at some point in their lives. Mental health is a major concern all over the world and India does not show a rosy picture either. To add to this adversity, there is lack of health literacy, awareness and acceptance; there is stigma in help-seeking, especially in the Indian context. It is very important to understand that mental health is a state of mental fitness that enables us to handle the stresses of life, since it damages our emotional, psychological and social well- being. Dr. Brock Chrisholm, the first director general of the WHO, in 1954, had dec

Shine Bright: Embracing Your Role as Life's AkashKandil

  When your culture teaches you how to live life"      Akash kandil' holds a very important value in our culture doesn't it. It is the vital element that completes Diwali. No matter how busy stressed or frustrated you are. You always make time to go and buy AkashKandil because Diwali cannot be started without it. Throughout the 7 days of diwali, the AkashKandil makes the nights seem brighter than broad daylight. It brings you hope, it brings you light.       But what happens after Diwali...? The same AkashKandil that gave the most important festival of your culture a feeling of completeness, is now forgotten. Its light is not even turned on...because it is not needed anymore. You don't even use the same AkashKandil next year. It just sits in a corner of some storage cupboard and let's itself be covered in dust. Because it wasn't needed anymore.      More often than not in life, you are the AkashKandil to some people. You feel as if they come into your life and

Teacher’s importance in our life!

  Once…Teachers were our inspiration! Teachers led us to the best path, showing light They made us really bright They’re angels, Whom we should be grateful about. Whom we should be faithful about. When god created teachers He gave us special guides To show us ways in which to grow So we can all decide… These lines might have touched your heart… I’m very sure you are thinking about your teachers. But are these noticed in today’s life? No, right? This could be the reality if we would have the Gurukul system alive. During the Gurukul system teachers were treated higher than gods. Do you know why? As teachers were trusted and followed blindly by students and the parents too! Teachers were the only source of knowledge at that time and they used to share every single drop of their knowledge’s ocean.     Gradually, the system changed. Teacher’s value got a bit low as the school system came into existence but they were still valued a lot. I mean a lot! But nowadays, it is the opposite. Some of

Rainy season’s solace

‘Rainy season’s solace’- this phrase is as calming as the actual experience. Everyone has their own experiences and perspectives about rain. Some may find rain soothing and a happy time to cherish, but for some people, they may have a not-so-good time. This is all  about my experience of rainfall. And yes, at the end, you would feel the solace within you.  It is a quite delightful time for me. When the rain starts pouring, I leave all my stress and sit  in my balcony, enjoying the view and the soothing rhythm of rain fall. It suddenly becomes a  comfortable environment that I snug up into my beanbag and read a book while eating  some fresh meal. I even wear some cozy clothes to keep me warm. Sometimes, I get lost in  the beauty of nature.  After rains, when I step out of my house to get some fresh air, the fragrance of soil attracts  me everywhere, whereas the flowers bloom in fresh gardens. Cool breeze blows on my face  and the leaves glisten with droplets. It becomes a soothing envir