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Stories From A Pandemic

Stories From A Pandemic

By: It's OK To Talk
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 Website: www.mannmela.in | One of the COVID-19’s most powerful effects has been its ability to hold up a mirror to our society, both, at a global level, but also a deeply personal one, showing us things in ourselves that we have long avoided or prefer not to see. While this pandemic will pass, we cannot expect life to simply return to the way it was before. It is more important than ever before for us to imagine futures in which the scars may remain, but we are changed by this experience to be more resilient and look to the future with hope. Welcome to "Stories From a Pandemic", a podcast by Sangath’s ‘It’s Ok To Talk’ project. Sangath is a leading mental health research and advocacy organization in India. Through each episode, we talk with young people across India about their experiences in the pandemic, and how despite the unprecedented circumstances they faced, they found ways to look ahead with hope. In each episode, we consider from a personal, research, and policy perspective, how the COVID-19 pandemic offers us a historic opportunity to examine a range of challenges related to how young people live, learn and work, and transform our approach to addressing their mental health concerns for the long-term. You can call Sangath's free tele-counselling helpline at 011-41198666 (10AM-4PM daily) for mental health support.© 2025 Sangath Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Science Social Sciences
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  • Breakdown or Breakthrough?

    Breakdown or Breakthrough?
    Jun 25 2025

    We know that COVID-19 is not creating a new mental health crisis but expanding an existing crisis and highlighting that we simply do not have the resources and breadth of effective treatments to deal with it. We talk with global expert Prof Vikram Patel from Harvard Medical School about how we can prioritize and put mental health front and center in India’s response to and recovery from COVID-19.

    We also meet three young people, Divya, Kehkasha, and Suraj, about that one day in the pandemic they will never forget.



    Stories from a pandemic is a podcast supported by Sangath and supported by the Wellcome Trust as a part of our Mann Mela project.

    The podcast is hosted by Pattie Gonsalves, producer Faith Gonsalves, music and audio production by Ishaan Gandhi, research and contributor engagement by Sweta Pal, Faith Gonsalves, Arunima Gururani and Pattie Gonsalves. Artwork designed by Natasha Yadav.

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