Rajasree Karmakar

Life is What you Make It I enjoyed reading this book. A splendidly written book that touches your soul and rips your heart out but leaves you more strong, more in tune with your blessings and a faith that you are capable of climbing out of any deep, dark abyss and capable of changing your destiny and finally your life! Ankita had the world at her feet. She was young, beautiful, multi talented, a meritorious student with loads of friends and boys in love with her. This was the up in her life. Then came the down which left her with two attempted suicides, a severe depression, heavy medication from scores of “Highly acclaimed” doctors and finally when nothing worked, getting admitted in a mental institution. But the question remained. A poignant tale of hardships, love, failures, a depression so deep that you just want to die and a final victory of the “never-say-die” attitude. I was deeply touched and moved by Preeti Shenoy’s attempt at giving a voice to people with mental disorders like the bipolar disorder who often are not understood and don’t get the support they need from their near and dear ones.