The Blue Dawn

Here's to The Bluest of the Blue Dawns. Here's to all of our supporters. WE ALSO HAVE A HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! STAY TUNED FOR MORE. ♥️

Changed the landscape of the mental health discourse, and taught so much to MHPs and the MH community in India. We haven't even begun to disrupt healing, learning, and teaching.

Here's to five years of community love, support, and stardust. We may not have been active online, but we have kept the wheels in motion in the background.

Apologies for our absence from all social media platforms. We've been trying our best to stay on top of things. We request you to RT for reach, and help Anita as much as possible.

What are the #caste biases of the Indian healthcare system? How does #casteism affect medical education and practice? What happens when you seek help and are told that casteism is not real? Dr. Kiran Valake @kiranv3091 writes for The Third Eye. thethirdeyeportal.in/structure/what…

Divya Kandukuri @anticastecat from @TheBlueDawn56 talks about her lived experience and the structures & obstacles that are built around mental health services in communities. "There is stigma even within the mental health fraternity". @SangathIndia #ErwadiTragedy

To the oppressed caste individuals who may not be able to or want to put up with these microaggressions - you are fully within your rights to not engage with these people. It is not your responsibility to justify your place in society to anybody, especially not the oppressors.

Also, we get it - it is difficult to admit the reality of upper caste privilege when you haven't been able to achieve much inspite of having it.

Trying the explain the intricacies of #caste based #reservations to oppressor caste people is an exercise in futility. Big shoutout to @Sankul333 and many other Bahujans on Twitter and Insta who continue to put in the mental and emotional labour to get through to these people.

Also, head over to @Clubhouse for an amazing evening of music and merriment. Come meet Monalisa! clubhouse.com/room/PAeKJEaR

Please note that the necessary funds for Sushant's treatment have been raised. In times of need, we are often reminded of the good in people. We are so appreciative of all the people who went above and beyond to make this happen. Thank you all! 💙

@povmumbai @AnubhutiTrust @confusedvichar @SrishtyRanjan @arjunkapoor @SonuSood @CMHLPIndia @BAPSA_JNU @baputrust @Velivada @AdivasisMatter @SunitaVishwas

It is unfortunate that people have had to rely on the kindness and generosity of strangers on the internet to get through this pandemic. Regardless - we will continue to fight the good fight. #CovidRelief

Head over to #MutualAidIndia's Instagram account (@/mutualaidindia) to find out how you can help some amazing collectives that are working tirelessly during these tough times.

The real MVPs.

22 vows of Babasaheb Ambedkar in Hindi, English, Bengali, Tamil, Punjabi, Gujarati, Telegu, Kannada and Marathi are available at velivada.com/?s=22+vows Share with others! 😊

Our #youthsuicide prevention program #Outlive! is hosting the first of its webinar series tomorrow where an amazing panel will discuss the impact of #COVID on #youthsuicides in India & share strategies for youth suicide prevention. You can watch it live on bit.ly/3v5oN9K

Jai Bhim everyone! @DalitWomenRise is launching its publication ‘Dalit Women Rise for Justice- Status Report 2021’ tomorrow from 4 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. at the Constitution Club, New Delhi. This report focuses on the current status of Dalit women in the country, the nature (1/n)

MHI is excited to announce the next 6 day Queer Affirmative Counselling Practice (#QACP) Certificate Course. In Apr-May - it's online this time & open to practising #Mentalhealth professionals. Click on the link for more details tinyurl.com/3yr6ndwv #queeringmentalhealth