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Mental illness is increasingly emerging as one of the most serious public-health and governance challenges of our time. Yet it often remains hidden behind silence, stigma and the expectation that individuals must simply “be strong.” Recent episodes of violent attacks and disturbing incidents involving people in different parts of society should therefore be treated as…

Like many 40-somethings, Nitin Patil (name changed on request) blamed his breathlessness on long office hours, skipped workouts, and “getting older”. He never imagined that climbing a flight of stairs was his heart quietly asking for help. Although he had no previous history of heart disease, detailed evaluation revealed obesity, high blood pressure, prediabetes, high…