27/10/2026
4th Webinar of 'Dehri Dialogues 2.0':
The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in collaboration with the Mental Health and Well-being Cell of Wazir Ram Singh Government College Dehri, successfully organized the 4th session of "Dehri Dialogues" - a monthly national webinar series devoted to Contemporary concerns in Higher Education, on 27th October 2026.
The session was organized under the aegis of the PRATICRIA initiative (Protection, Response, Advocacy & Transformational Interventions for Children Residing in Adversity), National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, and in compliance with the advisory issued by the Directorate of Higher Education, Himachal Pradesh.
🧠 Theme: Mental Health and Wellbeing in Campus Communities
🎙️ Distinguished Speaker: Prof. Shekhar Seshadri
(Former Senior Professor & Head, Dept. of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Former Dean & Director, NIMHANS, Bengaluru; Advisor, PRATICRIA, NIAS; Advisor, Supreme Court Task Force on Student Well-being)
Prof. Seshadri delivered an illuminating, deeply compassionate address outlining a systemic roadmap for campus wellbeing. Moving beyond conventional clinical models, he emphasized:
🔹 Shifting from reactive counselling to a preventive, institutional wellness ecosystem where every adult notices, responds, and refers.
🔹 The Multi-Tiered Response Framework (Universal Life Skills for all, Targeted Transition/Language support for vulnerable learners, and Intensive Crisis Safety Planning).
🔹 Institutionalizing "Mentoring the Mentors" to empower faculty anchors with active listening and early-distress response skills.
🔹 Zero-tolerance toward public reprimands, discrimination, and humiliation in academic spaces.
The lecture was followed by an engaging, insightful Q&A session addressing student anxiety, transition stress among rural and first-generation learners, and actionable steps for college administrations.
We extend our sincere gratitude to Prof. Shekhar Seshadri, Dr. Sheila (Chief Scientist & Head, PRATICRIA, NIAS), and more than 75 participants from across the state for making this session a landmark success! 💐
Together, let us continue building safe, empathetic, and inclusive learning communities. 🤝✨