Writers' Rescue Centre

The Writers' Rescue Centre is an Indian not-for-profit organisation that assists people who are experiencing mental health problems. It encourages and assists such people to write down their thoughts as a form of therapy.[1] The center was founded by social entrepreneur and author, Nikhil Chandwani, and is active in Nagpur,[2] Visakhapatnam,[3] Hyderabad, Georgia, and Singapore. It provides individual mentors who work on a one-on-one basis with the center's clients.[4][5][6] It also works with novice writers to provide them with practical assistance and mentors in completing and publishing their work[7][4] and subsequently marketing it and finding further writing and speaking opportunities. Writers' Rescue Center has assisted in the publication of more than 70 books to date.[8][9][10]

References
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  4. "Meet the man who uses the art of storytelling to help those who are suicidal and depressed". Hindustan Times. 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
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  6. "Two writers, who almost gave up their dreams, have a different success story". mid-day. 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
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  8. "The 'write' help: Eager to publish a book? Turn to Nikhil Chandwani's Writers' Rescue Centre". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  9. Chakravorty, Reshmi (2018-08-14). "Write to heal". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  10. Upadhye, Aishwarya (2018-08-15). "Unblock writer's block". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-02-05.


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