RE: Conversations

 Hello Reshmi,

 

You are absolutely right when you say that ONLINE ( impersonal ) conversation cannot match OFFLINE ( face to face / empathetic ) dialogue

 

But Shanatanu Naidu is talking about 50 million ( 500 lakh ) lonely elders needing someone to talk to / share with

 

Statistically , it is not inconceivable that 1 lakh ( out of those 500 lakh ), may have compulsions / constraints for a face – to – face interaction – and may opt for ONLINE talking

 

In this context, you might want to look up :

 

http://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2020/09/kiran-ray-of-hope.html

 

with regards,

 

hemen

 

PS :

 

My grand daughter ( a professionally qualified Psycho-Therapist ),  is practising in Mumbai for past 4 years.

 

Since beginning of COVID, her clients could not visit her consulting room, so she switched over to ONLINE ( ZOOM ) sessions ( 4 – 5 per day , each lasting one hour or more ) .

 

These have become very popular – not only among her OLD clients  but , even among totally NEW clients whom she has never met before !

 

Interestingly, she gets clients , all the way from UK to Hong Kong !  All making online payments in advance, before the beginning of a therapy session

 

She tells me,  many in her professional field, have similar experience

 

From: Reshmi Dasgupta [mailto:dasgupta.reshmi@gmail.com]
Sent: 20 August 2022 14:10
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: Conversations

 

Listeners paid online by the hour is not something seniors/elderly will like or be able to work with. Too technical, empathy cannot be effectively transmitted over a phone line. Nor do rating options work. At least that is what I feel.

Many thanks for your feedback and idea!

Regards

 

 

Sent from my iPhone

On 20-Aug-2022, at 10:46 AM, Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com> wrote:



Hello Reshmi,

 

 

Just read your following article in today’s Eco Times :

 

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/conversations-improve-with-age/articleshow/93668118.cms ,

 

where you write :

 

“  There is no doubt that there are plenty of lonely old people out there. We have very few care home facilities for the elderly in India and even the countries where these are widespread, old people yearn for good company. There is a difference between professional staff looking after geriatrics and 'lay' people with whom they can laugh, argue, gossip and even cry, play a game, go for a walk, read a book, watch a movie or simply chill on a sofa.”

 

In this context, you might want to look up my following suggestion :

 

Thank You, Shri Ratan Tata :

 

with regards,

 

hemen Parekh

 

Mumbai

 

hcp@RecruitGuru.com

 

www.hemenparekh.in

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