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Student Mental Health during the Pandemic – PITSTOP 5: Interview With Mr Deepak

Next, we move on to meet Deepak.  Deepak is currently working as an Assistant School Leader at Infant Jesus Matric Hr Sec School (IJMHSS), Kalpakkam. IJMHSS is a K-12 school catering to around 1250 children coming from over 15 villages. 1.  How was the lockdown experience? Lockdown experience has been tough but as tough as …

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Student Mental Health during the Pandemic – PITSTOP 4: Interview With Ms Krishnaveni

Let us meet Krishnaveni, who has a deep passion to love, observe, enjoy, and get lost in the wild. ( nature) Krishna Veni hails from LifeScience background with MSc in Botany from Madras Christian College. Her way of learning is majorly through nature, making me a silent and deep observer. She decided to bring this …

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Mental Health At Work – A Conversation

Inhuman deadlines!  Multifarious challenges! Misguided conflicts! Barrage of calls and uncalled for reminders!!   The list goes on and on… A candid interaction reveals it all..   Claire – Hey Zane. How have you been?  Zane- Hey Claire. Am doing fine. As much as I can. Thank you for checking on me. How have you …

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Student Mental Health during the Pandemic – Pitstop 3: Interview With Ms. Malvika PC

PITSTOP 3: INTERVIEW WITH MS.MALAVIKA PC Let us meet Malavika PC, a visual artist and performer based in Pondicherry.   What is your lockdown experience? Not to be indifferent to the problems of the world but I have been living quite the hidden life. Even when I go out and interact with others, I come back …

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Student Mental Health during the Pandemic – Pitstop 2: Interview With Ms. Tasmin Kurien

  We met Tasmin Kurien, age 25, and a student of Master’s of Social Work at Madras Christian College. She enjoys blogging, singing, and editing videos. She also recently discovered that she has a penchant for webinars.   1. Please brief me about your area of work and your experience of working with students. I have …

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Student Mental Health during the Pandemic- Pitstop 1: Interview with Ms. Lakshmi Sundaram

Hello! I am Priyadarshini, a life-long learner, a foodie, and a yoga buff. I love to read a lot and I love to write as much as I read. With the pandemic and lockdown arrangement stalling my college admissions, I was looking for a sign through which I could create an impact from my capacity.  …

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Bipolar Disorder: A Quick Guide & Jen’s Journey with Bipolar I

Bipolar Disorder: A Quick Guide  Bipolar disorder is often highly stigmatised. For the sake of separating the fact from the fiction, this article will provide the reader with symptoms and types of bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder, as the name suggests, is characterized by two distinct parts- Mania and Depression. In other words, people with bipolar …

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Laura Jane's Introduction on Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder: PTSD Journey with Laura

“We deserve the love we give to others, and showing yourself kindness, love and respect is the most productive thing you can do. You matter and you deserve to live always. Even if there’s someone on your shoulder telling you you don’t.” – Laura-Jane I’m Laura-Jane, I’m soon to be 24 in July and I live …

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