In the past five-six years, many people, friends, and students showed interest and contacted me to take my advice about opening a Non Government Organisation (NGO). Most of these people were doing well in their life but their hearts were crying to help people and bring change in the society....

Mental health services in India are neglected area which needs immediate attention from the government, policymakers, and civil society organizations. Despite, National Mental Health Programme since 1982 and National Rural Health Mission, there has been a very little effort so far to provide...

The paper examines the state of mental health services in India from a public health perspective, considering preventive and promotive aspects of mental health and recognising the socio-cultural factors in mental health services. The study also review the development of mental health services in...

Adolescent girls need to be considered as a special target group by schemes and development programmes. They need a package of services / facilities, which will enhance their capacity for advancement and enable them to become capable citizens

There have been innovative initiatives in the private sector in a number of areas of mental health. The most notable of these are crisis intervention, rehabilitation of the mentally ill, and care of the elderly and street children. Voluntary organizations should be given greater importance and...

The origin of modern public health as an academic discipline goes back to the 19th century. However, a concern towards the health of masses has always existed in all societies. The principles of public health in earlier times were guided more by the notions of the commons, wellbeing, and local...

A significant number of “marginalized” population groups are denied their health rights, healthcare access, benefits of government health programs, and other health-related social security benefits. These population groups, particularly the rickshaw pullers of India, are vulnerable because...

Income and its proper financial management is one of the major challenges for the Rickshaw Pullers. This study intends to explore and understand the income and saving habits among the Rickshaw Pullers in Ranchi city of Jharkhand state in India with special reference to challenges towards...

The interest to create happiness in a gloomy world riddled with crises and turmoil appears to be the new agenda of international organisations. The artificial creation and representation of happiness from sample surveys could be problematic as it may not lead to genuine expression, but could...

In any discourse on poverty, it is necessary to define and understand the concept of poverty in the larger context without losing the local context. Such an understanding should be based on a perspective that focuses on benefits accruing to the poor or deprived sections of the population intheir...