Indians are finally speaking up about depression and the stigma around it

Bollywood celebrities and known personalities have come out to talk about mental health issues

The World Health Organisation's recent report on depression mentions that almost 7.5% of Indians suffer from major or minor mental disorders that require expert intervention. However, in India depression remains in many ways taboo, a topic of gossip or a target of ridicule.

In response, some on social media have been trying for the last several years to encourage more open discussion of depression.

IT employee Kalyan Biswas Rath is one of them. He shared this story on his Facebook page how was able to fight depression with the help