WHERE HAS THE ROMANCE GONE?
Nirali lives in opposite the Parimal gardens. It was the rainy season and she spied some young couples enjoying a bhutta on the road. There was a lot of laughing and chirping, giggling and shyness in them and life seemed…
FALL FROM GRACE
38-years old Himanshu Mishra, MBA (Marketing), was working for KG Electronics - a worldwide multinational. On July 31, 2000, Himanshu was given the golden handshake after working for 12 years for the company. Downsizing of the staff and closure of 2…
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 a NGO, his 24 year-old son…
THE SANDWICH GENERATION
Radha is 40 years old, a MBA manager working in a multinational soft-drink company. She has a husband who is 43 years old, a well-known chartered accountant, a son14 years and daughter 10 years old. She is the only child…
THE ADULT CHILD
Rahul is 27 years old. His daily routine is to get up at 11 a.m. After taking his meal he hangs out with his friends. He plays some sport at a club in the afternoon, spends time with his girl…
TEMPER TANTRUMS
Sonya, 23 years old, has just come back from her college, where she is pursuing post-graduation in literature. She is in tears as she has broken off with her boyfriend Manan – the third in 2 months. He had been…
THE CHILD PARENT
I am an 18–year-old girl, Karishma. My parents are having conflicts from the day they married. My father is a womanizer. From the last 2 months my mother suspects him to be involved in an affair. Her nature is also…
NORMALCY, NO PROBLEM
Sachin and Hema got married through the Times Matrimonial on Dec. 1, 2001. Sachin is 28, an IT professional, while Hema, 26, is a teacher in a school. Their courtship was hardly for about a month and they had practically…