Sanjeev Jaiswal, Thane municipal commissioner

"I was in severe depression at one point of time; two-three months of anti-depressants, a terrible and dark time." This is what Thane Municipal Commissioner Sanjeev Jaiswal confessed during the recent budget meeting of his civic body. "I overcame it only because of my family; [had they not been there] I would have died," he told mid-day later. And hence, he wants to extend a helping hand to Thane citizens by setting up a centre offering various mental health programmes for those suffering from clinical depression and other mental illnesses.