Reflections

This is a short article; characteristically blunt–as is my habit, uncomfortable for some, old hat for others, and obvious for yet others. And yet, this – for want of a better word, extrapolation given below – is something that has most likely not occurred to most in the younger generation so far as I am aware. This is a time that is a harbinger of seminal change in Indian society, with its increasingly smaller and yet smaller sizes – which brings with it a set of challenges that are disturbing indeed. Today most of us have a decently large set of Brothers, Sisters and First Cousins; they are fun, at times nutty, at other times angry, and then at yet other times a massive support base for all of us. They are the extended family we take oftentimes for granted, they will always be there types. But critically, this situation as on current evidence, rests only for us – this generation. We are closely connected to our siblings; and we have large families. What of the next genera...