Suneel Vatsyayan says " In our society, tobacco is comparatively more acceptable, affordable, and available" Vinnie, Nada Health Advocate Vinnie Choudhry is a student of management, pursuing her MBA from IIM Bangalore. She graduated in Economics from the University of Delhi. She has been associated with Nada India Foundation since her school days where she participated in a Pehchaan Radio club Show which waconducted to raise drug awareness amongst young people. The following interview was conducted on phone with Mr. Suneel Vatsyayan, founder of Nada India Foundation, which has been working for prevention of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs and non-communicable diseases for 20 years now. The organisation has been instrumental in rehabilitating the lives of several families whose members were caught in the web of addiction. Vinnie - Sir, Thanks for getting on call with us. Can you tell us about how you decided about setting up Nada India Founda...
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Teen Deaths in India- Figures provided in the HT article related to teen deaths (Self
Harm) are really alarming and provide a new window to look at our National
health priorities for young people once again.Today we can see around how stereotypes about people with
mental health problems, including alcohol dependence, are portrayed in movies,
mass media and press, with the use of derogatory terms such as “psycho” or
“nuts” or in Hindi “Paagal”. We see depictions of them as
being violent and dangerous people. This portrayal of mental health in popular culture becomes a major source
of stress for young people effected and affected by mental illness
and addiction. The young people are going through personal crises beyond these manifestations.
The Young India has been ignored. These socially transmitted conditions and
crisis are not addressed adequately by people around them and policy makers.
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