Posted by 5thwhy on April 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The latest issue of Times Crest features the story ‘Who’s afraid of the Shrink’– why more and more Indians are experiencing counselling or therapy; and more worrying, why an increasing number of Indians, across classes, are popping anti-depression pills. The feature reproduces a lot of the predictable information quoted by marketing-savvy counsellors and eager-to-get-business … Read more
Filed under Recommended Reading · Tagged with Anti depression pills, clinical psychologists, Madhu Sarin, Namita Devidayal, Psychiatry, psychoanalysis, psychoanalysts, Shrinks in India, Sudhir Kakar, Why counselling, Why therapy
Posted by 5thwhy on August 4, 2009 · 3 Comments
I was delighted to read a column that explores the “city’s low-cost pleasures”. Kushalrani Gulab, the writer of last week’s column which appears in HT, Mumbai talked about how much fun it is to ‘eavesdrop on conversations’ when travelling by Mumbai locals. I could relate to the writer’s experiences—during my cushy existence in South Mumbai … Read more
