Prof. Shekhar P Seshadri is a child psychiatrist with over 35 years of experience in the field of child mental health. As Senior Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NIMHANS, his work extends beyond the clinical population to children and child care institutions/service providers across the country as well as the South Asia region. Some of his special areas of interest in child mental health are childhood trauma, gender and sexuality issues and life skill education. Also, an artist and musician, he uses a number of creative methodologies in child mental health interventions including theatre and developmental approaches.