Low academic achievement
I am Dharmesh Pathak, a 18 year old student of a diploma in electrical engineering in Rajkot. Throughout my student life, I have never scored a position in the top one third of my class. I used to get about…
Post riots effects
Many people have lost their equilibrium in the riots and trauma like the earthquake. Many of them become depressed. An episode of depression can be a devastating experience. This is so first because of the darkness and despair that pervades…
Emotional intelligence
I am Anubhav Sangram, a 34-year-old hotel manager. Recently, I was surfing the net and came across a psychological test for emotional intelligence. I answered the questions and I was surprised to know that I was emotionally lagging behind. I…
Stress management
I am Vikas Sheth, a 42 year old cloth merchant. Since the last 4 years, due to the worldwide recession in the textile industry, my business has also suffered. I become extremely anxious about all events happening around me. I…
Work and its problems
Som Patel is a 28-year-old science graduate. He finished his bachelor degree 8 years ago. He tried his hand at post-graduation but left it after 6 months citing lack of interest in further studies. He tried a few jobs here…
The importance of cooperation in marriage
Rahul is a 30 year-old MBA working as a marketing executive in a bank. His wife Mitali, 28, an interior designer from Bombay works from home. Theirs was an arranged marriage and it is 2 years since then. It is…
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…
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 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…
Crisis Management
I am Mihir Soni, a 27-year-old architect living in Vastrapur area. In my area, there are a lot of young couples and single people who work in the multinational companies here. I have noticed that in the past 1…