Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan addressed rural youth, offering bold advice on overcoming depression with hard work.
He said, “If you're depressed, stop eating. Go farm in the fields. Feel hunger.”
Pawan believes hunger and effort ground people in reality, pushing away depressive thoughts.
He tells youth: “If you're busy earning your food, there's no time to feel low.”
This advice, he says, is the same he gives to the young ones in his family.
Pawan’s words stirred debate—tough love or insensitivity? Many weighed in on social media.
Not new to mental struggles, Pawan revealed past trauma on Unstoppable with NBK.
At 17, he considered suicide using his brother Chiranjeevi’s licensed revolver during exam stress.
Chiranjeevi pleaded with him: “Live for me. Do nothing if you want, just live.”
Saved by love, Pawan rebuilt himself through martial arts, books, and Carnatic music passion.