Another factor that I think leads to this feeling of
isolation is the fact that with modernization our family system has
changed.
From what I have seen in India, in the relatively
less modern regions people usually live in large families. Grandparents are not sent
away to institutions for the old and there is no particular hurry for children to live
in separate homes as soon as they are done with their education. A home with three
generations living together is almost the norm.
But in the
cities, where society is evolving fast towards the American model, the size of families
is reducing too. It's just parents living with their children until they turn adults and
then you have just a couple living in one house.
And as my
colleague rightly pointed out, as things start to move too fast, it becomes difficult to
adjust and find support and company. You are not sure that who you find around you today
will be there tomorrow. A family is a group of people that you have known all your life
and in that way you feel comfortable with. As families split up into smaller units, a
feeling of isolation does set in.
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