Overview
- Anisha told PTI on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, that she was not aware enough of the signs and symptoms to recognise Deepika’s early depression and felt “caught off guard.”
- Deepika first spoke publicly about a period of clinical depression in 2014 when her mother urged her to see a psychologist, and that disclosure led to the creation of the Live Love Laugh Foundation.
- Anisha says Deepika’s experience started her own mental-health learning, and she now stresses empathy, patience, safe spaces and guidance from professionals as key for caregivers.
- She stepped away from professional golf to join the foundation full time and has prioritised scaling rural programmes and building a stronger team to reach areas with few services.
- The sisters’ story highlights both the role high-profile disclosure can play in reducing stigma and the unequal access to care in India, since the family could obtain treatment that many others cannot.