Hues of soul

Depression is a very common mental disorder.  According to WHO, more than 264 million people of all ages suffer from depression, globally. It is a deadly disease, as it may lead to suicide.  There are effective psychological and pharmacological treatments for depression. But it is important to get professional help in time. If you feel incapable of pleasure or lack interest in any pleasurable activities. If you feel irritability for prolonged periods, most of the day. If you feel everything in the world around is dull and lifeless or complete negative outlook towards life. If you feel nothing is going to be alright anymore or feel lack of self esteem. If all your thoughts lead you to the same dark miserable road ahead.. If you want to put an end to your life.  And if these symptoms last for atleast two  weeks, Please don't hesitate to seek professional help.Know that all these negative thoughts and feelings are symptoms of this disease. Depression is a disease like c...

Raising anti-racist children Do you feel disturbed about what happened to George Floyd in the USA? Or what happened to a tribal youth , Madhu in Wayanad? Or upset with the communal riots?  Are you outraged? Ashamed? Anguished? And feeling helpless?  Most of us do feel the same way.. But we are not entirely helpless. We can help to raise an anti-racist generation.    Racism is not an innate attribute. It is learned.  It is learned from many sources, home , society, books, movies, songs, social media. The list is endless.  The aversion for dark skin has its roots real deep into history. Across time and cultures, dark is associated with negative and lighter colours for positive emotions. It is not different in literature or art. All these may lead to a perception of dark as bad. Those of us who actually think of ourselves as unbiased individuals, may actually have some learned prejudices within us, deep in our unconscious mind. Under these circumst...