religion birth_place nationality name birth_date article_title birth_name occupation alma_mater
hinduism selangor , malaysia malaysian reshma valliappan 19 may 1980 reshma valliappan
 reshma v. valliappan self-advocacy , artist , activist , writer sekolah lourdes klang , hutchings high school , fergusson college , menengah sndt , university of pune , jnana-deepa vidyapeeth convent klang church of our lady of
reshma valliappan

reshma valliappan , also known as `` val resh '' -lrb- born 1980 -rrb- , is an artist-activist for a number of issues related to mental health , disability , sexuality and human rights .
she is the protagonist of the `` public service broadcasting trust '' psbt documentary a drop of sunshine which is based on her true story of recovery and living with schizophrenia without medications which has been the subject of controversy till date .
being compared to john forbes nash as `` a beautiful mind , yet again '' she is an artist with a different beat of her own .
she is a face that is difficult to ignore , with numerous piercings , tattoos and her distinct personality she was spotted as one of the faces for a feminist human rights organization crea 's special series on united against 377 for youth ki awaaz and in crea 's photo book publication by artist and photographer rebecca swan .
her book , an autobiographical account of her life before being diagnosed with schizophrenia , is `` fallen , standing : my life as a schizophrenist '' , published by women unlimited .
it is the first of its kind on schizophrenia , shedding light on the issues of stigma , human rights , legal rights and what it means to live without medications .
