With Union Minister Parshottam Rupala contesting a direct election over two decades after he lost to a young Dhanani in the Assembly polls, the Congress leader is back from self-imposed political exile
Over the years, Dr Hamid Dabholkar, who manages the trust, entered various collaborations to provide mental health services in resource-limited settings
The backbone of the cafe is the Kiran support group under the Trust, which for the past six years have enabled more than 200 persons with mental illness to find jobs at bakeries and shopping malls
The increasing burden of the disease and limited opportunities have made them raise several demands to ensure those with mental illnesses lead meaningful and productive lives.