Wanted to explore mental illness through Dark Circles, says Udayan Mukherjee on his debut novel

Former managing editor of CNBC-TV18, Udayan Mukherjee, on Monday said he wanted to explore mental illness through his debut novel Dark Circles.

In an exclusive interview to CNN-NEWS18's Vir Sanghvi, Mukherjee, said, "Depression is really the cancer of our times. It's unaddressed as a problem. I think the previous generation was stung by cancer, when it exploded and mental illness is really what is happening right now and exploding. So many people have it, don’t realise it."

“I think it’s exploding in this country and elsewhere. If you can explode that thing through a narrative of a regular family, I thought it might be interesting or engaging for few people,” he added.