 In 2008, 32-year-old Sita* was found at Egmore Railway Station by the police with her three-month-old girl child with psychosis and admitted to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH). Fast forward nine years, she is now a happy wife at her native place in Andhra Pradesh. Thanks to IMH that took efforts to treat, rehabilitate and identify her family.
Author: Bhavani Prabhakar
At an age and time where we rarely know the family living next door, Sathish Kumar Balakrishnan’s Motta Maadi Sandhippu initiative focuses on people to overcome depression and other problems.
The common aspect that unites Narendran and Rajan is living a life after the passing away of their beloved ones. Vaani Anand and AVIS Viswanathan, ‘the happynesswalas’, as part of the happyness conversations, spoke to Narendran and Rajan about acceptance and being happy.
When Manikandan Nagarajan recounted his childhood days he spent in Salem, all he remembered was consuming unadulterated food. Being a vegetarian, milk and milk products, sourced from native cow breeds, constitute a major composition of his food. Fast forward a few years. Now, Manikandan and his wife, Preetha Rajalakshmi N live in Adambakkam with their child. The couple wanted to give unadulterated milk to their child and much to their agony, Manikandan realised that the packaged milk is of sub-par quality.
 On every Monday and Friday forenoons, the premises of Institute of Mental Health (IMH) echoes with drums, tabla, ganjira and tambourine. Inmates can be seen singing, drumming or dancing to their favourite number, breaking away from the monotonous schedule. Thanks to the art therapy session conducted by certified experts under the guidance of hospital doctors.
Chennai: When Sathishkumar Pichandi took part in the massive jallikattu movement that got national recognition, little did he know about the indigenous trees and plants. His quest landed him in devouring as much information as possible on palmyra varieties. What began there snowballed and has led him advocate planting the native kind to build a resilient place in Tamilnadu. In two years, ‘Panai’ Sathish, as he is popularly known as, has organised several initiatives to take the message to nooks and corners of the State besides planting the saplings. Continuing his efforts, come 22 September, he is expecting around six…
Last September, the State government prohibited the manufacture and sale of e-cigarettes. With the move, Tamilnadu joined 14 other States and one Union Territory by doing so. However, activists alleged that the illegal activity continued to happen online without any hindrance. To evoke a blanket ban on the e-cigarettes, heat-not-burn tobacco product and hookah bars among others, the Centre passed an ordinance seeking the same today and the Cabinet approved it yesterday.
Being a Carnatic vocal artiste, for she is a music therapist and works extensively with autistic children. Recognising her accomplishments, she was awarded with ‘Kalaimamani’ in vocal category.
Royal DSM, a global science-based company dealing with nutrition, health and sustainable living that launched Nu Shakti. The products aim to cater to the micro-nutrient need among Indian population.