BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
Scene 1: October 1, 1999Niraj Choksi is sitting with his parents discussing the girl whom they had gone to meet for considering marriage. This was the 35th girl that he had seen in the last three years, and none of…
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Sonali, 26 years old, is sitting in her deluxe room at the Vrundavan Nursing Home. Her facial features reflect a bitterness that does not belong to her age. The weariness on her face and a resigned look betray the turmoil…
WRECKED BY SUCCESS
Prabhat Singh is a 48-year-old senior manager of a software giant. He came from a very humble background and worked very hard at every stage of life. He displayed immense talent in the four years that he held his post.…
IT IS TOUGH, BUT IT IS GREAT, LIFE DOES NOT END AT 40
Last week we saw the dilemma that Paritosh was facing. He has to develop an understanding of the human life cycle and his position in it. Although the mental change is slow and imperceptible, without a sense of disruption, it…
TURMOIL AT 40
Paritosh Shukla is a 47-year-old manager of a reputed banking institution. He lives with his parents, who are 71 and 68 years old, his 43-year-old wife Kiran, who is a volunteer in an NGO, his 24-year-old son Dipesh, who is…
THE CHILD PARENT
I am an 18-year-old girl, Karishma. My parents have been having conflicts since the day they married. My father is a womanizer. For the last two months, my mother suspects him of being involved in an affair. Her nature is…
FROM THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE
Last time we took up the issue of loss of social status for a widow through the case of Kamya. Let us look at the possible interventions and their outcomes. She has to take on the responsibility of being a…
HUSBAND IN HEAVEN, HELL ON EARTH
Advertisement in the SUNDAY TIMES – Matrimonial Supplement Extremely beautiful 5’5’’, highly sophisticated, Ahmedabad-based, Hindu lady of 34 years, widowed, with one son, seeks Hindu alliance up to 40 years minimum 5’10’’, highly educated, cultured, dignified, established professional/businessman or industrialist.…
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
This is the 2nd part of the article published last week. It addresses the issues of conflicts between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law. Last week, we addressed certain behavioral interventions that a daughter-in-law could make in order to restore balance in the…
KYUNKI BAHU BHI KABHI SAAS HOGI
Scene 1: It is 10:40 p.m., Thursday evening. Hema and her whole family are watching the popular serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. After that episode, there is a discussion about the conflicts between Tulsi, the daughter-in-law, and Savita,…