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 an NGO, his 24-year-old son Dipesh, who is in Australia doing his MBA, and his 20-year-old daughter Paridi, who is studying in the final year of commerce.
Despite a successful married and family life, a satisfying job, and no apparent stressor, Paritosh has increasingly become despondent about his life. The questions that constantly run in Paritosh’s mind are:
- Will he be able to forge an adult-to-adult relationship with his grown children and spouses when they marry?
- Would he be able to relate to his grandchildren?
- Has generativity become a central aspect of relationships with young individuals in the workplace?
- Have intimacy and an active sexual life been maintained in the face of diminished sexual drive and environmental pressures?
- Is he taking adequate…
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