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My Companion, Loneliness With Vir Das

My Companion, Loneliness With Vir Das

Update: 2024-05-25
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Why is a comedian the best person to discuss loneliness with? On this episode of Call Me Hopeful, Vir Das joins us to talk about his relationship with solitude, loneliness, and why it’s so difficult to reach out sometimes.

00:00 - 0:42-Intro
0:42 - 2:53 - Why loneliness?
2:53 - 6:33 - What does loneliness look like for Vir?
6:33 - 8:25 - Feeling disconnected while on stage
8:25 - 10:31 - Connecting via music
10:31 - 13:21 - Growing up as the outsider
13:21 - 14:40 - Accepting loneliness
14:40 - 17:55 - Chronic loneliness/pushing people away while feeling lonely
17:55 - 20:05 - Wanting to fit in
20:05 - 28:13 - Reaction to the Two Indias controversy
28:13 - 33:17 - The loneliness epidemic
33:17 - 35:43 - Reaching out
35:43 -37: 11 - Pledge

If you are struggling with your mental health, remember there is help out there.
Sangath (9:30 am to 5:30 pm | Monday to Friday)
07887872345
https://sangath.in/well-being-centre/

Self-help resources
https://sangath.in/self-help-resource/

Agatsu's clinic (11am to 7pm | Tuesday to Sunday)
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Mental Health Directory
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Relevant links:
-'How to Practice Emotional First Aid' by Guy Winch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2hc2FLOdhI
- Social Isolation in America: Changes in Core Discussion Networks over Two Decades -https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/000312240607100301

Credits:
Host: Ira Khan
Associate Producers: Bavana Gone, Neha Shetty
Editor: Bavana Gone
Art Director: Neha Shekhawat
Camera Attendant: Shivam Kumar Singh
Recording Studio: Island City Studios
Social Media Strategist: Anubhooti Chouhan
Creative Producers: Mohini Chaudhuri, Abhishek Saha
Supervising Producer: Shrishti Malhotra
Executive Producer: Karla Bookman

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