As the festive season kicks off with October, our Navratri and Dussehra specials focus on the celebratory trends defining this year’s festivities. From fashion to food and travel, Indians are going all-out in 2022 to embrace the joy and spend time with their near and dear ones. Moreover, Mid-day Digital’s story on Oktoberfest explores the growing love of Indians for craft beers with local flavours.

As the United Nations observes October as World Mental Month, we look at how it is high time we focus on children’s mental health and keep a check on child bullying. For this week’s episode of Shelf Life with Mid-day, we look at Ramesh Tukaram Shinde’s personal library, consisting of rare books and documents authored by Dr BR Ambedkar and collected over a period of 60 years.

World Mental Health Day 2022: Do you know if your child is being bullied? Experts share tips to identify