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Talks & mediaLectures, conversations and a public voice for mental health.
From national conferences to public education, Dr. Desai has spent decades explaining mental health to professionals, policymakers and the public.
Keynotes & conferences
Selected conference roles.
- 2026ANCIPS 2026 — 77th Annual National Conference of the Indian Psychiatric SocietyOrganising Chairperson
- 2025SYMPSYCH 2025, Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, PuneInvited faculty
- 2024International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP)International webinar on recovery and evidence-based treatment
- 2021National Institute of Disaster ManagementPsychological stress, adaptation and the NDMA psychosocial-care guidelines
- —International Patient SummitPanel on mental health, access, youth, teleconsultation and integrated care
- —National Academy of Medical SciencesOpening presentation, symposium on the harmful use of alcohol
Professional lectures
Teaching the profession.
Lectures and workshops for psychiatrists, trainees, psychologists, nurses and social workers on public mental health, mental-health law, disaster psychosocial care and clinical practice.
Recordings and slides of selected lectures will be added here.
Public conversations
Mental health, in plain words.
Selected videos from Dr. Desai's YouTube channel will appear here, each with its own thumbnail and title.
Interviews
In the media.
Television, radio and print interviews will be listed here.
Mental-health education
Short explainers.
Written explainers for patients and families are in Dr. Desai Explains.
Invitations
Invite Dr. Desai to speak.
For conferences, lectures, panels and media requests, please email with the event, date, audience and topic.
Email an invitationA short biography for programmes is on the About page.