Melbourne resident recalls how Indian community helped her beat depression during pandemic

Learning developer Nitya Pillai moved from India to Australia alone in June 2019. Ms Pillai said she slipped into depression as she barely had friends and couldn't go out during the hard lockdowns in Australia's sports capital. She reached out to the Indian community on social media for help and received overwhelming support. Ms Pillai found good friends in people who were in similar situations. Listen to Ms Pillai's experience and her advice in this podcast.

Nitya Pillai plans to meet her husband almost after two-and-a-half years as Australia opened its border for international tourists on 21 February. Source: Supplied by Nitya Pillai

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