Saakhi Chadha

In the largest study of its kind, researchers have found that sperm counts have fallen by more than 50% in the past 46 years globally, including in India, and that the decline is only accelerating with time. The findings, published last week in the journal Human Reproduction Update, show a significant decline after the year 2000 — a trend that the medical community calls alarming for multiple reasons.

Ayesha Iyer is a successful film-maker, dancer, theatre actor and CEO of her own company AyeKa. Chhavi Dawar has found her purpose in life - something most people search for in vain - she is now a child rights activist and Ph.D. student. Sangeetha Param is a TedX speaker, author of 2 books and mental health advocate. All three of these women are also suicide survivors. Surviving suicide and living with the depression that often accompanies it, is a lifelong journey. Watch them tell you theirs.