BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
Scene 1: October 1, 1999. Niraj 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 3 years and none of…
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 relationship.…
IDENTITY CRISIS
My son, Parag is 16 years old. Since the last six months, he appears to be extremely troubled. He is very irritable, withdrawn and confused. His demands have increased tremendously but as soon as any of his demands is fulfilled,…
GIVE ME ATTENTION
It is 1.00 a.m. and Sarah Williams is in the midst of a group of men who are listening with rapt attention as she narrates an incident of how she was cheated while buying jewelry that afternoon. Her husband Thomas…
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…