Category: Shades of Grey

He was very intelligent but miserably poor. Since he was a merit holder he got admitted into an elite and prestigious engineering college in a city. He came from a…Continue reading“Anger as a shield”- 28 May 2017.

The atmosphere was all charged up. Allegations and counter allegations were being fired at each other. The group divided into itself into three apparent alliances where emotions ruled supreme rather…Continue reading“Displacing Anger”- 14 May 2017.

A woman M complained that her neighbour in her residential building, Mr. PC, harassed and bullied her whenever he could get a chance. If she ever attempted to say ‘hello’,…Continue reading“Frustrated Aggressive males”- 30 April 2017.

Veena’s fear of heights and nervous excitement was contagious when she held her breath as the gondola at Langkawi islands slowly climbed up the thick rain forest mountains at a…Continue reading“Unlock your mind though travelling”- 16 April 2017.

Ritu would come home joyous from the examinations. Her parents knowing her, yet, would ask her as to how the exam went, even as they knew the answer. Many times…Continue reading“The Pleasure and Pain of examinations”- 26 March 2017

The four month old baby looked at his Father with askance and an emotion that said ‘where were you, come here fast’, just as he would do with his Mother.…Continue reading“Fathering like a Mother”- 25 February 2017.

My last piece on ‘benefits of controlling parents’ fetched some good feedback. One lecturer requested advice on ‘nurturing children in a competitive environment’. Perhaps this was a statement made by…Continue reading“Nurturing in a competitive environment”- 12 February 2017

We had a sort of ‘military rule’ at home. The music from the radio would start blaring at 5.30 am sharp and it made it difficult for us to sleep…Continue reading“Benefits of controlling parents”- 29 January 2017

“I am almost 30 years of age and I do not have a single girl as a friend and nor do I have a girl friend!” wailed Amit. “In all…Continue reading“Micro-managing mothers”- 15 January 2017.

After two years of regular counselling Aarti, in a state of semi hypnotism, where she was more aware of her internal subconscious reality, she blurted out her trauma- that her…Continue reading“Deep rooted sorrows”- 1 January 2017.