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#BirthAnniversary
"Every writer has his own theory, method and practice of developing his art, just like every doctor has a different way of arriving at a diagnosis.

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It is the academics who tend to generalise, professors who think that literature must be carefully boxed and labelled.

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Malgudi was an earth-shaking discovery because I had no mind for facts and things like that, which would be necessary in writing about Malgudi or any real place."
~ R K Narayan
#IndianAuthor #Fiction #English

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Oct 10

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#MentalHealthDay
From taking care of her Schizophrenic daughter to being president of the Schizophrenia Awareness Association & helping draft the Mental Healthcare Act in 2017 to authoring a book on mental illness, Amrit Kumar's journey has been inspiring for all.
@amritbakhshy

“When my daughter fell ill in 1991, I hadn’t even heard of schizophrenia. The internet was new, so I used it to go through Wikipedia and other portals for preliminary information.

Over the years, I have gained a lot of knowledge and experience.

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Oct 10

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#SoulStories #AcidAttackSurvivor
"On 11 January 2001, I was heading home from my clinic when a man, whose advances I had spurned, threw acid on me.
It was the landlord who I had rented the clinic from. He would follow me and misbehave.

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I filed a police complaint against him, and upon refusing to withdraw the complaint, he attacked me.
I would just lay in bed for over a year, thinking of what to do. I was disabled at the age of 26, and it was very difficult to accept.

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I had to be mentally very strong, as the recovery doesn't happen overnight. I had to be consistent with the treatment. Reconstructive surgery cannot be done in one sitting, as acid is a dangerous, poisonous chemical.
My parents and sisters were my rock.

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Oct 10

You all know about the world's only floating post office on Dal Lake in Kashmir, but do you know about other iconic post offices in India?⁠
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Visited these yet?⁠
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#NationalPostDay #IndiaPost #TheBetterIndia

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Oct 10

#MentalHealthDay #MentalHealthMatters⁠
Forced to marry after finishing her Class 9 exams, Sumitra Gargai from Jharkhand's Ho tribe faced years of physical, mental and emotional abuse at her marital home.⁠
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@EkjutIndia

Fighting her way out of severe depression, Sumitra found her lifeline in working with Ekjut, an NGO that offers better mental healthcare to marginalized communities in rural India.⁠
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Having seen her own sister lose her life to depression, Sumitra has been working tirelessly to fight the stigma and build community awareness.

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Oct 10

@Harshadagarud04

#MakingIndiaProud
From lifting rice sacks while living in a remote village to lifting heavy weights at the world championship, Harshada Garud's journey started at the age of 13. @Harshadagarud04

Sharad Garud spotted his daughter's innate ability to lift heavy weights when he saw her carrying a 50kg rice sack effortlessly.
Sharad, who himself was a state-level weightlifter in his young days and had to give up on his dream due to his family's financial difficulties.

On her father's consultation, Harshada joined the Dube Gurukul in Wadgaon and started training under the guidance of acclaimed coach Biharilal Dube.

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