Right now, we’re up against another epidemic.

The silent killer – Mental Illness.

Even before the pandemic, over 450 million people across the world were known to be suffering. Keep in mind, those are cases that we know off.

The world has come a long way from thinking of mental illness as a work of the devil. Yet, the stigma today remains rampant.

Today, we have Dr.Vikram Patel here with us today – who The Pershing Square Professor of Global Health at Harvard Medical School. He’s been listed in TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential persons of the year in 2015 and also runs a non-profit organization named Sangath, in India.

He’s here to shed light on the pressing matters of anxiety, depression, and suicide, to talk about the unique challenges India faces, and to outline a promising approach to maintain your mental health and also look after your loved ones during these challenging times.

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