Watch: Women and their mental health journeys

There is a need to move away from episodic interventions for mental illness and provide longitudinal care, said experts at a session on ‘Resilience and Hope: Women and their Mental Health Journeys’ at the Lit for Life 2026 on Sunday. In a conversation moderated by Soma Basu, Neha Kirpal, co-founder of Amaha and the India Mental Health Alliance, and Lakshmi Narasimhan, mental health researcher and practitioner at The Banyan, reflected on lived experience, care models and the need to move beyond quick fixes in India’s mental health discourse.