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He grapples with a profound sense of displacement and ultimately dies in the no mans land along the newly drawn border between the two countries.Psychiatrist and authorDr Sanjeev Jain usesthis storyas a metaphorfor the liminal space occupied by thementallyill.Theyre trappedbetween institutions and a society rife with prejudice...
So why is it that psychiatrists did not engage with the political process of India? said Jain, a professor of psychiatry at the National Institute ofMentalHealthand Neuro-Sciences, Bengaluru...
Having jointly editedThe Psychological Impact of the Partition of India(2018),Jain and Sarinquestioned the silence around this bloody chapter in our history.They pointed out that theloss of life, the violence, and the displacement of millionsnot onlyaffected the generation that experienced it, but echoedin their children and grandchildren...
To get people talking and shatter the silence aroundmentalhealth, Sarin and Jain have launched an online platform,The Canvas Askewthat aims to bring together a wide range of professionalsand other stakeholdersconnected tomentalhealthlawyers, writers, caregivers, policy makers, people with lived experiences...
Its the online iteration of an initiative that Sarin and Jain started back in 2009 when they invited people from various professions to talk about the impact ofmentalillness.It is an attempt to open up these conversations, its something that has been lacking and something that has been bothering us, said Sarin...
