It’s not just drugs which cause addiction, behaviour too is responsible
Anirudh Kala lives in Ludhiana and is a psychiatrist. His interests include studying the lasting effects of Partition in both India and Pakistan. He has been instrumental in cross-border exchanges between the two countries among mental health professionals and many of his stories result from his own visits to mental health institutes in Pakistan. He has published several short stories. He likes Urdu poetry, hiking and semi-classical Indian music.
How Are You Feeling Today
In Most of What You Know About Addiction is Wrong, distinguished psychiatrist Anirudh Kala debunks common myths on the largely misunderstood topic of addiction. The book introduces readers to the ways in which humankind has been engaging with addictive substances over time and our complicated ongoing relationship with them.
‘Is it partition time again?’ Ma asked when I drove her to the station to put her on a train. Feeling her heart pounding against my chest, I patted her on the back and said, ‘Don’t be silly. Partitions do not happen every day.’ But that was later.
A recently divorced doctor looking for seclusion, relocates to an isolated house on a riverbank. The following summer dead bodies start turning up in the river, on the roads, in trains and on city crossings. Everybody calls it the ‘Punjab Problem’, as if it were a stubborn crossword puzzle.
ਇਹ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਲਈ ਹੈ ਜੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਜਾਨਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹੋ ਕਿ ਸੰਤਾਲ਼ੀ ਦੀ ਵੰਡ ਨੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਮਨੋਵਿਗਿਆਨਕ ਪੱਧਰ ‘ਤੇ ਕਿਸ ਕਿਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਕੀਤਾ। ਇਹ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਦੱਸਦੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਵੰਡ ਨੇ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਹੀ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਰੋਗੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਜੋ ਇਸ ਦੇ ਚਸ਼ਮਦੀਦ ਗਵਾਹ ਸਨ ਸਗੋਂ ਪਾਗਲਪਨ ਦੇ ਲੱਛਣ ਅਗਲੀਆਂ ਪੀੜ੍ਹੀਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਵੀ ਤੁਰਦੇ ਗਏ।