1947. A land divided overnight. Families torn apart, trains arriving heavy with silence, and towns once alive with shared festivals plunged into fear and suspicion. In asylums on both sides of the border, patients were trapped in a strange limbo- cut off from families, cut off from nations, their identities rewritten by history itself. Hospitals found themselves split by lines on a map. Patients, forgotten in institutions, carried invisible wounds across generations. What does Partition mean for mental health? What untold stories still haunt us today? Join us for the 3rd Annual Keshav Desiraju Memorial Lecture, where Dr. Anirudh Kala, psychiatrist and author of The Unsafe Asylum: Stories of Partition and Madness, brings these narratives to light. In conversation with Dr. Sujatha Rao, they will unravel how historical trauma continues to shape minds and health systems in South Asia. Step into a conversation that bridges history, memory, and care systems. Asian College of Journalism | Cognizant | The Banyan Sujata Rao Vandana Gopikumar Mrinalini Ravi Registration link: https://lnkd.in/gVUuaHcC #lecture #mentalhealth #partition #mentalillness #mentalhealthinstitutions #thebanyan #DrAnirudhKala #DrSujathaRao #dialogue #DrKeshavDesiraju
Banyan Academy of Leadership in Mental Health
Higher Education
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 2,358 followers
An institution committed to bridging the treatment and care gap through education, research and social action
About us
Banyan Academy of Leadership in Mental Health (BALM) is a sister organisation of The Banyan, a 26-year-old pro-impact organisation that engages in individualised evidence-based problem-solving to meet the complex needs of persons in psychosocial distress in low-resource settings. The Banyan and BALM work together in finding localised attributions to distress, deprivation, exclusion, treatment and care, meaning, independence, family and human rights. In doing so, and by building a resource hub of knowledge co-created with the population with whom it works, both organisations seek to develop care paradigms most suited to alleviate suffering associated with poor mental health. BALM is located in a peaceful beach town near Chennai.
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- Higher Education
- Company size
- 1 employee
- Headquarters
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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- Educational
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45, Sannadhi Street
Thiruvidandhai Village (close to Kovalam)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 603112, IN
Employees at Banyan Academy of Leadership in Mental Health
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Dr K S Ramesh
Director - Education, Banyan Academy of Leadership in Mental health
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Soumya Rajan
Founder & CEO @ Waterfield Advisors | Independent Director
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Aishwariya Ramesh
Senior Research Associate
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Sreya Layek
Research Associate | BALM| TISS | M.A. Social Work | Public Health | 2023-2025
Updates
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Join us for a transformative session on Mental Health Strategy for India! On Wednesday the 6th November, from 6pm to 8 pm hear from renowned experts: * Dr. Nachiket Mor (Visiting Scientist, Banyan Academy of Leadership in Mental Health) * Ms. Iti Bhargava (Lead, Research and Policy, Sukoon) Gain invaluable insights and practical strategies to strengthen mental health initiatives across India. Link: https://lnkd.in/g4G5KXFk Don't miss this opportunity!
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