Counter-Narratives - The MHI Conference

Mariwala Health Initiative in collaboration with The Department of Sociology and
The Department of Psychology, K.C. College, Mumbai & School of Performing Arts and Liberal Studies, HSNC University
February 7th and 8th 2025

COUNTER-NARRATIVES, Mariwala Health Initiative's Conference Series, successfully launched in 2025 with our very first conference –

Counter-Narratives - The MHI Conference: Mental Health of Marginalised Communities

We received 200 abstracts & had 250 audience members, with 13 poster presentations and 21 insightful panel presentations on panels about mental health:

  • Counter-Narratives to Heteronormativity
  • Counter-Narratives to Casteism & Assimilation
  • Counter-Narratives to Ableism
  • Counter-Narratives to Body-Gender Binaries
  • Counter-Narratives to Majoritarianism
  • Counter-Narratives to Dominant Mental Health Discourse

To read more about our speakers, panelists, presentations and accessibility and sustainability measures, check out our conference report below or view the PDF here!