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…
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…
Adolescent peer groups
Karan, 15 years old, studies in the 11th standard of a prestigious English medium school in Ahmedabad. He came here from Junagadh where he lived with his parents. He was a very obedient son, would study well and scored 91 %…
Superiority complex
My friend Jignesh Mehta is a 24-year-old MBA student. He feels very contemptuous towards his fellow students and thinks that he is the only student who is performing up to the mark. He feels livid when there is some assignment,…
Inferiority complex
Suhasini Pandit is an 18-year-old student in the first year of home science. She is a very introverted girl, has very few friends, finds herself uncomfortable in the class when she is asked any question and is unable to answer…
Career Development
Ashish is a 17-year-old student of a well-known English medium school. He is studying in the 12th standard. He had scored 92 % marks in his 10th Board examinations. His parents are both doctors and want him to become a doctor…
Grandmothers
I am Ayesha, 29 years old, mother of a 4-year-old son, Ayush. We live in a joint family and my husband is in the family business. My problem is that my mother-in-law is constantly interfering in all my activities. I could…
Alcoholism
I am Shalini Singh, a 37-year-old housewife. My husband Shirish, 42 years old, a car dealer drinks alcohol every day. He started drinking before our marriage, at that time, it was only a social drink on festivities and occasions. Then…