Why Do Indian Parents Push Their Children into Engineering?

A few years ago, a young man came to see me with his mother. He had completed two years of engineering, had failed several subjects, and had stopped attendin...

How to Choose a School for Your Child in India

When parents ask me how to choose a school in India, I tell them to begin with one unfashionable question: what kind of child do you want your child to becom...

How to Support a Friend Going Through Infertility

I saw a couple recently who had stopped attending family functions. They were not being antisocial. They were tired of answering the same question: “Good new...