I have been focusing on work and keeping some distance from politics. Based on the little I heard, I thought UCC is something that the BJP has come up with to further its political interests. But when I read that citizens have been asked by government to give their views on the issue, I was […]
Read More Why our Constitution & Supreme court recommend Uniform Civil Code?26 June is observed every year as the ‘International Day against Drug Abuse’ for building awareness about this rising problem and for inspiring cooperation – to build a society free of drug abuse. Youth who start using intoxicating substances perform poor in academics, often drop out of school and many of them start getting involved […]
Read More Listen First – Listening to youth is the 1st step to help them grow healthy and safeEven before I started having a view on politics, as a teenager when I used to hear about news of persecution of Hindus in Pakistan, my heart used to cry for them and I used to wonder why is India not doing anything to get them out of there. Later I realised that all political […]
Read More Is CAA not secular?Activists are demanding marital rape to be criminalised, angry that it is a violation of rights of women. While government wants to hold consultation process with all stake holders including Judges of various courts, as it is concerned that such a law will have potential for misuse. Government is also intending to make broader amendments […]
Read More Legal and other solutions for decreasing marital rapeAround 20 lakh Indians may die due to this pandemic in coming months/few years. A frightening reality, which is difficult to accept. But let’s keep in mind few other facts also, so that our perspective is balanced. With death rate of 7.3/1000 and 134 crores of us, india has around 98 lakh deaths every year. […]
Read More Some reassuring facts about the pandemic‘World Health Organization’ has urged governments to uphold, or even strengthen, restrictions on buying alcohol during this pandemic. But governments of Indian states have been keen at opening alcohol shops. Alcohol lovers couldn’t control their joy and violated physical distancing norms. So courts and government have figured out a solution to ensure that this ‘essential […]
Read More Promoting alcohol sale to earn revenue – can it make the pandemic worse?As a psychiatrist I have seen many sad consequences of the negative attitude our society harbours towards sexuality. One such consequence is a disorder which many women & couples suffer helplessly for many years; called Vaginismus. A woman with this disorder gets intense pain every time she attempts intercourse. Initially both the partners feel that […]
Read More When vaginal contractions suffocate the marriageAngels can fly… Because they choose to travel light. – Unknown Many times in couple therapy, the partners are unable to reach a common hypothesis of what went wrong, even after long deliberations. Around a year ago, a couple I was seeing dropped out of therapy, after a similar dead-lock. They had been quarreling […]
Read More Power of an honest self reflectionToday morning met a 66 year young man, Dr. Ajit Magdum. He took retirement 2 years early from his job as a principal in a school, as he wanted to implement the solutions he had thought for the burning problem of addictions in children, and in society at large. Along with like minded friends he […]
Read More Young at 60!Recently we heard about some successful people from various fields, who chose to commit suicide and end their promising story prematurely. A huge loss to their family and the world…. Recently a popular spiritual teacher also committed suicide. What can we learn from it? Does it imply that spiritual/ religious teachers are bogus people, who […]
Read More We all need support of others at times; and guess what – you are no different!
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