The discussion, which will revolve around her book, ‘Asylum: The Battle for Mental Healthcare in India’, will be moderated by CPP faculty Dr. Allen P Ugargol
15 November, 2021, Bengaluru: The Centre for Public Policy (CPP) at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, will host a book discussion with Daman Singh, author of ‘Asylum: The Battle for Mental Healthcare in India’, on November 25 (Thursday), 2021, at 07.00 pm.
The talk will be moderated by Dr. Allen P Ugargol, Associate Professor of Practice, Public Policy, IIM Bangalore.
To register, please click here
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/9batDkpNHJw
About the author: Daman Singh graduated in Mathematics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. She went to the Institute of Rural Management, Anand, for further studies and worked in the field of development. She is the author of two previous works of non-fiction: ‘The Last Frontier: People and Forests in Mizoram’ (1996) and ‘Strictly Personal’ (2014), a memoir of her parents Dr. Manmohan Singh and Gursharan Kaur. She has also written three novels.
About the book: The book, published by Westland in 2021, traces the evolution of public policy in mental healthcare since the early 20th century. Some of the issues covered include: What prompted the initial reforms of mental hospitals? Which new ideas then took root? Who were the people that pushed for change? How did political events affect the pace of progress? When did international opinion begin to matter? What did all of this mean for the treatment and care of the mentally ill? And why do four out of five mentally ill persons go untreated even today? The book draws upon archival records, official reports, parliamentary debates, court proceedings, academic journals, and news articles.
The discussion, which will revolve around her book, ‘Asylum: The Battle for Mental Healthcare in India’, will be moderated by CPP faculty Dr. Allen P Ugargol
15 November, 2021, Bengaluru: The Centre for Public Policy (CPP) at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, will host a book discussion with Daman Singh, author of ‘Asylum: The Battle for Mental Healthcare in India’, on November 25 (Thursday), 2021, at 07.00 pm.
The talk will be moderated by Dr. Allen P Ugargol, Associate Professor of Practice, Public Policy, IIM Bangalore.
To register, please click here
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/9batDkpNHJw
About the author: Daman Singh graduated in Mathematics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. She went to the Institute of Rural Management, Anand, for further studies and worked in the field of development. She is the author of two previous works of non-fiction: ‘The Last Frontier: People and Forests in Mizoram’ (1996) and ‘Strictly Personal’ (2014), a memoir of her parents Dr. Manmohan Singh and Gursharan Kaur. She has also written three novels.
About the book: The book, published by Westland in 2021, traces the evolution of public policy in mental healthcare since the early 20th century. Some of the issues covered include: What prompted the initial reforms of mental hospitals? Which new ideas then took root? Who were the people that pushed for change? How did political events affect the pace of progress? When did international opinion begin to matter? What did all of this mean for the treatment and care of the mentally ill? And why do four out of five mentally ill persons go untreated even today? The book draws upon archival records, official reports, parliamentary debates, court proceedings, academic journals, and news articles.