http://www.schizophrenia.com/indiam/ A mother who lives in India talks about her experiences and challenges in getting help for her daughter who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. en-us 2007-12-02T18:28:13+05:30 http://www.schizophrenia.com/indiam/archives/005796.html Twenty eight years ago when my husband was posted at a town by the name of Barnala in Punjab, I remember an officer's wife crying bitterly because she had become pregnant. She already had four small children. She told me... survivor 2007-12-02T18:28:13+05:30 http://www.schizophrenia.com/indiam/archives/005696.html There was something inspiring reading about twenty five thousand people from the villages of India coming together and walking together to the capital Delhi for water, forest and land. The non-violent march began at Gwalior on 2nd October on the... survivor 2007-11-01T16:49:49+05:30 http://www.schizophrenia.com/indiam/archives/005656.html Normally the temperatures come down slowly in the month of October. Probably due to the prevailing global climatic changes the temperatures sharply dropped within a week this year. What a relief it is to wake up to days that are... survivor 2007-10-22T03:21:34+05:30 http://www.schizophrenia.com/indiam/archives/005616.html How quickly the days have flown. The months of August and September have come and gone. It is the beginning of October. There is so much to write about but I could not find the time to sit down and... survivor 2007-10-04T23:54:33+05:30 http://www.schizophrenia.com/indiam/archives/005445.html There is a Sanskrit prayer which I learnt when I studied in a government school called the 'Central School'. We chanted this prayer after the 'school prayer' during the morning assembly. Central Schools are presently known as 'Kendriya Vidyalayas' which... survivor 2007-08-13T05:32:51+05:30 http://www.schizophrenia.com/indiam/archives/005256.html While my husband is recuperating I receive telephone calls from concerned friends and family relations who enquire about his well being. Most of them know that my daughter struggles with a serious mental illness. When some of them tell me... survivor 2007-06-23T11:40:24+05:30 http://www.schizophrenia.com/indiam/archives/005246.html A few days back on June 2nd there was an unusual celestial event in the night skies. Some newspapers had written that most of the planets of our Solar system would be visible in the night sky. That night was... survivor 2007-06-22T04:54:32+05:30 http://www.schizophrenia.com/indiam/archives/005113.html It's been many months that I posted here. I simply had no energy to write. All the energy within me seemed to have depleted. Probably it was because I was away from my home for long periods. Each time I... survivor 2007-05-25T03:27:23+05:30 http://www.schizophrenia.com/indiam/archives/004337.html “Such a feeling is coming over me, there is wonder in everything I see, not a cloud in the sky …” As I danced tonight to the old song with my friends, in the cold wintry air I could feel... survivor 2006-12-10T03:43:37+05:30 http://www.schizophrenia.com/indiam/archives/003590.html About a fortnight ago, a woman officer of the Indian Army, a Lieutenant shot herself dead in the Command Headquarters in Northern India. This tragic death led to a flood of shocked responses from society. In an interview on a... survivor 2006-07-02T13:53:10+05:30 http://www.schizophrenia.com/indiam/archives/003523.html I am writing here for the first time this year. I have been away from home for a while. When I return, it is still hot but something seems to be different. The Laburnum trees have blossomed. Some are so... survivor 2006-06-20T03:19:07+05:30 http://www.schizophrenia.com/indiam/archives/002818.html Getting down from the auto rickshaw after buying some vegetables and provisions from the nearby market, I saw a middle-aged woman standing near our front door. She looked familiar but then one saw many like her dotting the sides of... survivor 2005-12-27T15:00:37+05:30 http://www.schizophrenia.com/indiam/archives/002807.html Last year on the 3rd of December, the International Day of the Disabled people, I took part in the annual walk organized by Mr. Javed Abidi an eminent and courageous activist who has pioneered many improvements for people who struggle... survivor 2005-12-21T22:15:27+05:30 http://www.schizophrenia.com/indiam/archives/002620.html It has been many months since I posted here. Months which were periods of major changes and adjustments for our family for we moved home again - in the month of August, a time when it’s not too hot out... survivor 2005-11-10T00:02:37+05:30 http://www.schizophrenia.com/indiam/archives/001925.html I haven’t posted here for a long time and I didn’t even realise it till two days ago – when it was my daughter’s birthday. She woke up earlier than usual and was so happy to be woken up by... survivor 2005-06-10T05:21:01+05:30