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Judgementall Hai Kya Review: Kangana Ranaut is a Hoot in This Confused Mental Health Thriller

Judgementall Hai Kya wants to be too many things – a dark thriller, an indictment of a society that rarely believes women, and a PSA on mental health. Despite Kangana Ranaut’s riveting performance, the movie is undone by its inability to straddle either of these genres convincingly.

Poulomi Das April 1, 2016

First Person

Don’t Interrupt Me, I’m Having a Conversation (with Myself)

If you haven’t tried it yet, you should plan a chat with yourself ASAP. It’s only borderline personality disorder if you’re talking to someone that isn’t present and isn’t you. I’ve checked, just to make sure.

Nihal Bambulkar March 30, 2016

POV

Can a Chatbot Replace a Therapist? Apparently, It Can

I was adamant not to visit a therapist and then I stumbled upon a “mental health chatbot”. We are a generation that depends on apps for food, shelter, cabs, and sex. So why not therapy?

Yashasvini Mathur March 23, 2016

First Person

20-Year-Old Battle With Acne: The Scars on My Psyche are Deeper Than the Ones on My Face

My acne-scarred face is the most enduring memory people have of me. When relatives come over, my brother gets the usual greeting of, “My, how you’ve grown!” I get “Why don’t you go to my friend’s dermatologist?” After years, I found a miracle drug. Was I willing to risk my health for it?

Parita Patel March 7, 2016

POV

How I found a way of dealing with Angst

Angst is a formless shapeless ghost that hounds our mind and heart. People, sometimes unknowingly, invent ways to escape but often struggle and eventually, even give in.

KV Chacko March 5, 2016