ELDERLY WORRIES
Rameshbhai, 64 years old, a retired clerk from the State Bank of India is sitting in the living room of his flat worrying about how he would manage the house next month. He had failed to anticipate the rising costs…
Marital Discord – II
This is the 2nd part of the article published last week. It addresses the issues of conflicts between couples. Last week we addressed certain behavioral interventions that a wife could make in order to restore balance in the relationship. This week…
Marital Discord
Marriages are made in heaven and lived in hell. Vikram, a 30 year old pharmaceutical manager and Richa, 28, a software programmer fight bitterly every day since the past 1 year and the escalation came with Vikram threatening violence…
LOST IN OWN WORLD
Sandeep is a 24 year-old student of commerce aspiring to be a chartered accountant. He has failed to clear his intermediate examinations even on his seventh attempt. Like all previous attempts he has an excuse – this time it was…
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…
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 He is very irritable, withdrawn and confused.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…
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…
Experiences in Childhood
I am Vidhi Sharma, a 32-year-old housewife. My son, Siddharth, is 4 years old. I had been working for the first three years after his birth and have only recently since a year taken off from my work. I have…