Psychopark in Thiruvananthapuram takes visitors on a journey through the mind and brain

Mammootty’s Vidhyadharan, a character in his award-winning Bhoothakkannadi, develops hallucinations. “This is the collective endeavour of a group of psychologists to break stigmas about psychology,” says LR Madhujan, psychologist, author and director of Psychopark. “When we conducted exhibitions across Kerala to create awareness about mental health, we found that people were always curious about psychology, probably because of topics such as hypnotism and mind-reading. We called it Psychopark as psycho stands for mind and park corresponds to the green space where the building stands,” Madhujan explains. “We have had school and college students, senior citizens, members of residents’ associations, psychologists and miscellaneous groups coming in,” Madhujan says.