Meera Damji

Meera is a media and communications professional with a background in advertising, radio and development communications. She currently leads the Media Research and Advocacy vertical at the Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy (CMHLP), Indian Law Society, Pune.

Meera has an Honours Degree in Mathematics from Miranda House, Delhi University, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Advertising and Communications from Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC, Mumbai).

Prior to joining CMHLP, Meera worked as a Radio Presenter and Producer with Radio Mirchi, Mumbai (Times of India) and Ishq FM (India Today), where she produced and presented the evening drivetime show, and later, a show on everyday mental health.

At CMHLP, she has co-led the design and development of a media course for journalists on responsible reporting of suicide, and has conducted training workshops for journalists in India, Guyana, Grenada and Belize. Her current work focuses on examining the role of social media as a commercial determinant of mental health.

In her free time, you will find her curled up with a book and her four dogs – Franny, Zooey, Hitchki and Sakhubai.

Professional interests: Media and suicide prevention, media as a commercial determinant, new media and mental health.