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Sukanya Sharma

Mpower and Chal Rang De create the Art Express project in Mumbai
Articles Reporter's Diary Sukanya Sharma 

Art Express: Mental Health Awareness One Brush Stroke at a Time

January 13, 2019 Health Collective Mental Health Awareness, MPower, reporter's diary

By Sukanya Sharma It was an unusual Sunday in Bandra, Mumbai thanks to an art project called ‘Art Express’, organised

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Homesickness and loneliness
Articles Reporter's Diary Sukanya Sharma 

Urban Life: Is Homesickness Making You Sick?  

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 Health Collective Kamna Chhibber, Loneliness, mental health, Millennials, reporter's diary, Sukanya Sharma, Urban Life

By Sukanya Sharma In the late 17th century, the term ‘nostalgia’ was coined by a Swiss physician named Johannes Hofer,

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Articles Reporter's Diary Sukanya Sharma Voices 

Wheelchair Cricket: Go Team India!

September 29, 2018 Health Collective Cricket, Sport, Wheelchair Cricket Team, YOUR STORIES

By Sukanya Sharma It is double the celebration — India just won the Asia Cup, just over a week after

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Articles Sukanya Sharma Wellness 

Parenting in Urban India: A Quick Take

September 5, 2018January 26, 2022 Health Collective Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Parenting, Stress and Children, Understanding Relationships

By Sukanya Sharma “Yeh freelancing kya hota hai, beta?” …As I try to explain my work profile to my parents.

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Articles Mental Health Reporter's Diary Sukanya Sharma 

Loneliness and Us

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 Health Collective anxiety, Depression, Emotional Health, getting help, Loneliness, reporter's diary, Wellbeing

By Sukanya Sharma Britain made headlines earlier this year when the government appointed a Minister of Loneliness, and while India

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Articles Sukanya Sharma 

Body Image and You: Digging Deeper

July 4, 2018July 5, 2018 Health Collective Body Image, getting help, India and Mental Health, reporter's diary, Women and Mental Health

By Sukanya Sharma Just last year, social media was flooded with notifications about this new app called Sarahah, which everyone

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Mental Health Reporter's Diary Sukanya Sharma 

Mental Health in the News

June 23, 2018June 23, 2018 Health Collective anxiety, MENTAL HEALTH INDIA, Mental Health News, News, reporter's diary, Suicide in India, Yoga

THE HEADLINE: AIIMS explores link between yoga and mental health (The Indian Express) WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: AIIMS director

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Articles Mental Health Sukanya Sharma Voices Your Stories 

Holding the Rain: Short Film Aims to Fight Stigma

June 7, 2018 Health Collective anxiety, Art for Mental Health, Film, mental health art, OCD, Understanding OCD, YOUR STORIES

The Health Collective speaks to Stewart Hannah, a filmmaker from Scotland who recently released Holding the Rain, a 2 minute silent

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Unsplash Photo on Yoga
Mental Health Reporter's Diary Sukanya Sharma 

Mental Health in the News

May 18, 2018May 19, 2018 Health Collective mental health, Mental Health News

  THE HEADLINE: Studies take a closer look at Mental Health challenges faced by LGBTQ Youth (Reuters) WHAT YOU NEED

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Articles Ask the Experts Reporter's Diary Sukanya Sharma 

You Can Heal: A Psychologist’s Message

May 14, 2018May 13, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, Interviews, mental health, Understanding Therapy

Kaneenica Ninawe is a clinical psychologist working in King Edward’s Hospital in Mumbai since 2011. She recently completed her Phd

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