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…
World Thalassaemia Day 2016
Thirty-year-old Imran, born with Thalassaemia Major, does not see himself as a tragic victim at the mercy of his illness, but leads a high-spirited life with friends, food and music and a job at a leading…
Being a hearing impaired person is part of my identity, as much as being an Indian or a Dilliwala, and it hasn’t stopped me from achieving whatever I want to do, proclaims Cheenu Madan, the successful software entrepreneur.
“If you could…
Vijay Krishnamani, born with profound hearing loss in both ears, gives an interesting personal account on how following group conversations can get crazy despite having mastered the art of lip-reading.
As I grew up, learning how to listen and speak…
Anjali Sen, 78 has had Asthma almost all her life and she recounts how she has grappled with this chronic and nagging affliction. She is a homemaker, an avid reader, a cricket enthusiast and lives in Kolkata.
Can you explain…
