By Manisha Chachra “I want to jump of a cliff,” I messaged my friend when I got off at Tilak Nagar, my home station. He kept talking to me till I reached home and comforted me by simply listening to me.…
Tag: Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention Day: Creating the Space to Seek Help
By Kamna Chhibber Speaking, talking and sharing are not always given space in society. Often we shy away from discussing difficult issues. We find it a challenge to share our true thoughts and feelings. Many feel that what goes on…
The Case for Compassion, Not Judgement
By Varkha Chulani I am writing this from the city where Kate Spade unfortunately ended her life. In a matter of a few days, two celebrities had taken their life into their own hands, and decided that they wanted no…
Death by Suicide: Answering Some Key Questions
By Kamna Chhibber Recent news has highlighted how an individual from any walk of life, regardless of gender, age, stage of life, socio-economic, religious or cultural background may be susceptible to death by suicide. These incidents have left many confused,…
Suicide is Not the Answer: A Survivor’s Story
Featuring a powerful Survivor Story in collaboration with The Suicide Prevention India Foundation. Anurag Khanna is a 26-year-old from Kolkata who works as a business analyst in Bangalore. This is a part of his story. When I was five, I…
We Need to Talk: Suicide and Suicide Prevention
By Amrita Tripathi A recent article in the Times of India highlighted that in India, a student takes his/her own life every hour. Every hour. Every year, we talk about exam stress, often ignoring relationship stress, the magnitude of pressure on the young, and…
Suicide Prevention: Is India’s Data Enough to Tackle the Complex Issue?
‘Farmers commit suicide due to debt and crop failure’. ‘Housewives commit suicide due to domestic violence’. ‘Young students commit suicide due to failure in exams’. You will have seen these phrases, which commonly appear in media reports and social media…
Media Watch: Portrayal of Mental Illness and Suicide
By Tanmoy Goswami IMAGINE A GAME that asks young people to kill themselves, leaving a trail of bodies from Ust-Ilimsk to Mumbai to West Midnapore. Your first impulse is to dismiss it as another bizarre fad that “normal” homes like yours are immune to. But…
Suicide in India: Do We Need a New Approach to Prevention?
By Amrita Tripathi India has finally moved to de-criminalise suicide — can we hope that this is a step towards understanding the nature of the issue? With treatment and prevention options long seen through a prism of “Western” best practices,…
Reporter’s Diary: Male Suicides in India
By Devanik Saha “Men are more vulnerable than women.” “This country is biased against men.” “More Men commit suicides than women.” “Patriarchy affects men more than women. No one talks about suicides by married men, everyone talks only about housewives’…