Mr Mohan Agashe is a Professor of Psychiatry at the B. J. Medical College and Sassoon Hospital in Pune. Worked in the fields of clinical psychology and psychopharmacology. Had the honor of chairing the Organizing Committee meetings for the Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society held at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. A founding Director of Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health. Instrumental in establishing the Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health in 1991, a state level training and research institute in Mental Health Sciences, located in Pune, India. In 1998, Agashe's project to improve the mental health education and service led to the formation of a new policy on mental education by the Government of Maharashtra. Has served as an Advisor to the Government of Maharashtra on Mental Health Education and Service. Presently the Principal Investigator for an Indo–US joint project on Cultural Disorders of Fatigue and Weaknesses.