Mental health is one of the most neglected aspects of students’ life (particularly international students), maybe because of its stigma. Also, we never openly discuss it with anyone or are encouraged to discuss it. An emergency like COVID becomes more critical as we are detached from in-person emotional and social support, be it from our …

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Disability has been a social phenomenon excluding people from mainstream society for ages, like caste, class, race, and religion (Shakespeare, 2006). Moreover, a person with a disability has been viewed as a burden on the family or the deed of past sin. About 71 percent of the disabled populace lives in rural India, where there …

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