Category: Advice - Mind Body Family

This photograph shows a medium long shot of leaves of a coconut tree just outside the author’s window. The photograph has been taken from inside the house. The strands of the leaves can be seen against a grey sky and they too appear more grey than green. The window has a transparent glass pane on which one can see the reflection of a orangish yellow spherical lamp hanging from the ceiling. But the reflection almost seems to peer through the leaves, and some people for a moment may confuse the reflection to be a setting sun. To the left edge of the photograph, one can see a somewhat diffused image of the strings of a hanging planter. Photo credit: Nilanjan Majumdar

Advice - Mind Body Family

Jun '20

COVID-19, quarantine and coping: A mental health perspective

By Srabasti Majumdar, Nilanjan Majumdar

Srabasti Majumdar on connecting, caring, creating and coping with the multiple crises engulfing us

This illustration is a black and white sketch created with pen ink on art paper. It is a stylistic representation of two human faces overlapping each other, an oversized depiction of the coronavirus in full black shown below the faces, and a dove as a symbol of hope placed on the top left of the sketch adjacent to the faces. The overlapping of the faces signifies intimacy. At the same time, the mouths in both the faces seem to be covered with hands as a precaution against coronavirus infection. The background to the main sketch is filled with small flowers, leaves and abstract artistic strokes. Artwork credit: Rafiquel Haque Dowjah

Advice - Mind Body Family

Apr '20

Sexual intimacy and risk of coronavirus infection

By Dr. A. Sathish Kumar, Rafiquel Haque Dowjah

Dr. A. Sathish Kumar provides guidance on playing it safe sexually during and after the countrywide lockdown imposed to counter the coronavirus pandemic

This main graphic highlights the phenomenon of intoxication playing a role in the occurrence of consent violations. It depicts that free consent (for sex or any other aspect) is not possible to give if a person is intoxicated. The text in the graphic says ‘Consent Violations!’ It shows a Clip Art graphic of a glass of wine tilted to the left. The glass has a small amount of alcohol in it, with an olive floating in it. The word ‘consent’ is shown to overlap the circular rim of the glass from the left. The glass is funnel-shaped with a long stem and circular base. The funnel shape of the glass reads like a giant ‘V’ and it acts as the first letter of the word ‘violations’ that is placed to the right of the glass. The letters of the word ‘consent’ are in red, while the letters of the word ‘violations’ are in black with a white outline. The wine glass sketch is done in light grey-green, and is super-imposed on a black rectangle with a thick green border (implying boundaries of consent). The entire graphic is placed on a background in tinges of white, light blue and golden yellow. The text is written using Word Art. Graphic credit: Pawan Dhall

Advice - Mind Body Family

Jun '17

On consent accidents!

By Pompi Banerjee

The law may be flat-out on what constitutes sexual consent, but a mental health lens offers a different perspective on the issue. Psychologist Pompi Banerjee explains In the May 2017...

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