The former head of GMC, Srinagar’s Psychiatry Department, Prof Mushtaq A Margoob has contributed immensely in managing the massive load of mental illness at the peak of mass fear in the 1990s while battling with policymakers to create the required infrastructure. In this detailed interview with Khalid Bashir Gura, Dr Margoob flags the highs and lows of mental morbidity and the infrastructure while locating the deficits and gaps that require attention