Srinagar, Feb. 27 -- Loneliness is far more than the absence of people; it is the absence of meaningful connection-an emotional state that can persist even amid crowds. This was the view of Dr. Shekhar Seshadri, a renowned psychiatrist and former Professor at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS). Delivering a compelling lecture on identity and loneliness across the human life cycle, he offered a comprehensive view of how our sense of self develops from infancy to old age and how isolation subtly influences that journey.Speaking to a packed audience of clinicians, educators, and students at Pushpanjali Medical Centre in East Delhi, Dr. Seshadri emphasized that identity is not a static trait but a dynamic, lif...