Description
- Pub Date : April 2022
- Author : Aparna Piramal Raje
- Publisher : Ebury Press
- Category : Non-fiction
- Binding Type : Paperbak
- NO. OF PAGES :288
- Mrp : 399
ABOUT THE BOOK
Aparna Piramal-Raje's life looks successful. Hailing from a well-known
business family, she is married, has two children, is a published author,
a popular columnist with a leading daily and was the CEO of a leading
furniture company. However, only a few close friends and family members
were aware that she struggled with a serious mental illness--bipolar
disorder--for two decades. Also known as manic depression, bipolar
disorder is characterized by extreme shifts in moods and energy levels,
leading to euphoric highs and damaging lows. Now, Aparna wants to tell the
story of how she learnt to come to terms with her condition.
Part memoir, part reportage and part self-help guide, Chemical Khichdi
seeks to remove some of the stigma associated with a serious mental illness
in an empathetic, accessible and candid way. Its 'seven therapies' present a
hopeful and helpful pathway for all those with a mental health condition,
their loved ones and their mental health practitioners, with the message
that they can live with a vulnerability and thrive.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Aparna Piramal-Raje is the author of Working Out of the Box: 40 Stories of
Leading CEOs. She is a regular columnist with Mint. She contributed to the
UK's Weekend Financial Times, a global publication, for several years in the
past. Over the past decade, she has fostered an awareness of design,
especially workplace design, in companies in India. Now, Aparna aspires to
leverage her first-hand experience in India's mental health landscape to
make a difference in this sector.
