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In UNSPOKEN: Mental Health in the Indian Mind, I write about a man I call Rajesh — not because his story is rare, but because it's the opposite of rare.
And that's exactly the problem.
In 2024 alone, more than 1.7 lakh Indians died by suicide, according to official data. Men accounted for nearly 70% of those deaths.
Behind those numbers are fathers, sons, brothers, friends, colleagues
Be strong.
Handle it

"A family that never asks 'are you okay' isn't being strong. It's just better at not noticing."
— UNSPOKEN: Mental Health in the Indian Mind

"Indian joint families provided something
Western nuclear families often couldn't:
patience, tolerance, presence. The same
family that silences is also the family
that stays."

— Ankit Bond, UNSPOKEN:
Mental Health in the Indian Mind

"Indian joint families provided something
Western nuclear families often couldn't:
patience, tolerance, presence. The same
family that silences is also the family
that stays."

— Ankit Bond, UNSPOKEN:
Mental Health in the Indian Mind

"You cannot fix what you won't name.
And an enormous number of us have
spent generations declining to name it."

— Ankit Bond, UNSPOKEN:
Mental Health in the Indian Mind

Excited to share insights from my non-fiction books focusing on mental health awareness, habit building, and modern education in India.
​Check out UNSPOKEN and Small Steps, Big Change on my profile! Would love to connect with fellow non-fiction readers. 📚✨"