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Winds of change
Radha, an engineer, works for an MNC in Pune. She
is married to Vishal. They have a happy married life spanning nearly a decade with two children to show for it. Vishal is bisexual and has an affair with a man Radha is aware of this. She knows Vishal has been involved with other men too. But this has not affected their family life. There is love and happiness in their marriage. 'Most people of our generation know that love and sex are not one and the same. We should be loyal when it comes to love. But sex is more of a physical need just like hunger or thirst,' says Vishal.
A prominent family of Chennai came to meet Dr R. Sathyanathan, director, Institute of Mental Health, to discuss the issue of their only son, a homosexual. When the family insisted that he married a girl of their choice, he told them that he was gay. Dr. Sathyanathan, after a long discussion with the son, advised the family to accept and respect his decision.
Since talks of decriminalisation of homosexuality in India even began to pervade the corridors of power, gay nightlife in cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore has become more vibrant. These metropolitan cities have become the gateways of the new Indian gay culture with its urban outlook and acceptance of homosexuality. In 2005, Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil from Rajkot publicly came out as gay. He was quickly anointed by the Indian and the world media as the first openly gay royal. He was disinherited as an immediate reaction by his family though they eventually reconciled. Fashion designer Rohit Bal has too openly admitted that he is gay.
According to Malabika from Saffo for Equality (a lesbian rights society), the younger generation is definitely more liberal about homosexuality. 'There is a change in the perception. People are accepting that homosexuality is not a disease but an orientation. However, there are miles to go and it is much tougher in case of girls than boys,' she says.
The TSI survey reveals most people do not expect their prospective wives to be virgins. The same survey also shows that youngsters are now losing their virginity at a much younger age. The survey seems to reflect acceptance of today's reality.
Psychotherapist Shilpa Mogon agrees, 'Virginity has lost its sacred value. Saving your virginity for marriage is even laughed at these days by some people."
One reason for the survey result could be heightened awareness amongst the youngsters. "Today's youth is more focused on sexual compatibility with their partners before getting married. To do so, they understand that one has to lose virginity. Now comparing these two, they find virginity is not that vital. Lack of compatibility can break a marriage,' says Vishal. Reema, a doctor, was not happy in her marriage. She and her husband were incompatible. For a few years, she lay low but later got involved with her husband's best friend, a married man himself. They discovered that they were compatible in every manner and decided to be together. They left the city to start a new life. Their families initially opposed this but later came around.
Dr C R Chandrashekhar, psychiatrist with Nimhans, Bangalore, thinks that the transformation in the way Indian people look at sex and relationships is too negligible. 'I have come across a number of cases in which a person complains of cheating against his/her partner but very few are willing to forgive. I have seen many surveys say that a good number of youngsters are ready to forgive their partner if they cheat on them. But my question is how many have forgiven their partners in reality? It is not even one per cent. So whatever the impact of globalisation or corporate lifestyle may be, in India, infidelity is still considered a sin and majority of couples don't tolerate it,' he says. Dr K A Ashok Pai, a psychiatrist, says, 'The individual has realised that there are many more materially important things to be attended to than the biological functioning of a living organism which is just natural.'
Experts believe that in another 20 years, words like sex and taboo are going to have mutually exclusive uses. 'We generally don't want to break our century-old social norms. But our surroundings and the winds of globalisation has transformed the way people look at sex and relationship,' says Mohit Randeep, a psychiatric counsellor associated with Mon Foundation, Kolkata.
Believe it or not, sexologist of the Government Medical College in Amritsar Dr Shyam Sunder Dipti receives seven to eight calls everyday from young boys and girls. He can notice the change in their attitude towards sex. They talk freely about sex, ask things without any hesitation whatsoever.
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Winds of change
Radha, an engineer, works for an MNC in Pune. She
is married to Vishal. They have a happy married life spanning nearly a decade with two children to show for it. Vishal is bisexual and has an affair with a man Radha is aware of this. She knows Vishal has been involved with other men too. But this has not affected their family life. There is love and happiness in their marriage. 'Most people of our generation know that love and sex are not one and the same. We should be loyal when it comes to love. But sex is more of a physical need just like hunger or thirst,' says Vishal.A prominent family of Chennai came to meet Dr R. Sathyanathan, director, Institute of Mental Health, to discuss the issue of their only son, a homosexual. When the family insisted that he married a girl of their choice, he told them that he was gay. Dr. Sathyanathan, after a long discussion with the son, advised the family to accept and respect his decision.
Since talks of decriminalisation of homosexuality in India even began to pervade the corridors of power, gay nightlife in cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore has become more vibrant. These metropolitan cities have become the gateways of the new Indian gay culture with its urban outlook and acceptance of homosexuality. In 2005, Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil from Rajkot publicly came out as gay. He was quickly anointed by the Indian and the world media as the first openly gay royal. He was disinherited as an immediate reaction by his family though they eventually reconciled. Fashion designer Rohit Bal has too openly admitted that he is gay.
According to Malabika from Saffo for Equality (a lesbian rights society), the younger generation is definitely more liberal about homosexuality. 'There is a change in the perception. People are accepting that homosexuality is not a disease but an orientation. However, there are miles to go and it is much tougher in case of girls than boys,' she says.
The TSI survey reveals most people do not expect their prospective wives to be virgins. The same survey also shows that youngsters are now losing their virginity at a much younger age. The survey seems to reflect acceptance of today's reality.
Psychotherapist Shilpa Mogon agrees, 'Virginity has lost its sacred value. Saving your virginity for marriage is even laughed at these days by some people."
One reason for the survey result could be heightened awareness amongst the youngsters. "Today's youth is more focused on sexual compatibility with their partners before getting married. To do so, they understand that one has to lose virginity. Now comparing these two, they find virginity is not that vital. Lack of compatibility can break a marriage,' says Vishal. Reema, a doctor, was not happy in her marriage. She and her husband were incompatible. For a few years, she lay low but later got involved with her husband's best friend, a married man himself. They discovered that they were compatible in every manner and decided to be together. They left the city to start a new life. Their families initially opposed this but later came around.
Dr C R Chandrashekhar, psychiatrist with Nimhans, Bangalore, thinks that the transformation in the way Indian people look at sex and relationships is too negligible. 'I have come across a number of cases in which a person complains of cheating against his/her partner but very few are willing to forgive. I have seen many surveys say that a good number of youngsters are ready to forgive their partner if they cheat on them. But my question is how many have forgiven their partners in reality? It is not even one per cent. So whatever the impact of globalisation or corporate lifestyle may be, in India, infidelity is still considered a sin and majority of couples don't tolerate it,' he says. Dr K A Ashok Pai, a psychiatrist, says, 'The individual has realised that there are many more materially important things to be attended to than the biological functioning of a living organism which is just natural.'
Experts believe that in another 20 years, words like sex and taboo are going to have mutually exclusive uses. 'We generally don't want to break our century-old social norms. But our surroundings and the winds of globalisation has transformed the way people look at sex and relationship,' says Mohit Randeep, a psychiatric counsellor associated with Mon Foundation, Kolkata.
Believe it or not, sexologist of the Government Medical College in Amritsar Dr Shyam Sunder Dipti receives seven to eight calls everyday from young boys and girls. He can notice the change in their attitude towards sex. They talk freely about sex, ask things without any hesitation whatsoever.
For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.
IIPM Proves Its Mettle Once Again...
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An array of unconventional career options
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Indian universities and higher education institutes seem to be caught in a time warp teaching things
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