BounceBack

Ankita Kothari was one year into a promising career as a corporate banker in Hyderabad when a devastating road accident shattered her right leg, leaving her unable to walk. Doctors told her she would need multiple surgeries. Determined to avoid another operation, the 24-year-old IIM-Raipur graduate decided to adopt a positive attitude and got back […]

In 2014 my career had reached new heights. I was 48, a senior executive for a major national media company, earning more than 55 lakh annually and looking forward to the next phase in my career. I was doing very well in the company, so they suggested I move to Mumbai to handle western operations. […]

Abhinav Sharma was spry and fit at 43, the sole breadwinner in a family of four in Lucknow, when he faced a health crisis that came out of nowhere. In 2007, the government employee was visiting Delhi when he felt restless and short of breath. Pushed by his wife, he decided to visit a doctor. […]

Ally Sequeira is no stranger to health setbacks. At 17, he was diagnosed with acute nephritis, a life-threatening ailment that led to kidney failure. At first, the outlook seemed bleak. His doctor told him to stop eating meat and playing sports. “Non-veg was not a big deal for me, but I was not willing to […]

Ujwala Raje beat cancer thanks to early detection, something she learned to prioritize after her mother died within two months of a breast cancer diagnosis in 2000. Ujwala pins the blame for the very late stage discovery down to a lack of awareness. “It actually shook my ground,” says the petite 43-year-old. “That registered in […]