Continuing his 'Envelope' theory from the previous episode, Prof Salman Akhtar, renowned psychoanalyst and psychiatrist, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia (USA), explains how believers and and non-believers in god have been rattled by the ferocity of Covid-19. While speaking in the Cineink podcast series on mental health, Neend Kyun Raat Bhar Nahin Aati, Episode 02, Prof Akhtar suggests three steps that one must take to feel better and mentally stronger. He's in conversation with broadcaster Pervaiz Alam.
The programme focusses on two Urdu couplets and their meanings in the context of mental issues.
Ghalib
Maut Ka Ek Din Muayyan Hai
Neend Kyun Raat Bhar Nahin Aati
Salman Akhtar
Andar Ka Shor Achha Hai Thoda Daba Rahe
Behtar Ye Hai Ke Aadmi Kuchh Bolta Rahe