GURNANI, Hema
New Citizens,
Accession Number 003927
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 3
Total Reels
- Santanu Gupta
Interviewer
- 02:29:09
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 3
Metadata
- 14 Nov 2014
Recording Date
- 00:58:40
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Her date & place of birth. Childhood life in the Maldives.Distinction between royalty & common people. About her parents & siblings. Moved to study in India at age 13. Reasons for the move.Schooling in Missionary school in India. Differences between Indian & Maldivian food. Schooling up to Higher School Certificate in India. Enrolled into university in India & took Honours in English Literature & Psychology. Meeting with future husband in Maldives – an Indian citizen residing in Maldives. Why she preferred to stay outside Maldives. Her marriage after graduation – that he was Hindu not a problem. Why marriage took place in Singapore in 1988. Her first impressions of Singapore in 1988. Husbands’ parents’ reaction to marriage. Back to Maldives after marriage. Husband’s frequent business trips to Singapore. Birth of first child. Circumstances leading to family’s relocation to Singapore in 1989. Smooth transition.Adjustment to multi-cultural society. Measures taken to adjust. Initial aversion to local food, but gradually adjusted. Husband’s involvement with Singapore Sindhi community. Birth of second child in 1992. Commenced studying Child Psychology.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 3
Metadata
- 14 Nov 2014
Recording Date
- 00:58:11
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Their neighbours in Singapore. Their application for PR in 1996. Rejected by The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA).Reapplied in 1997 and approved. Reasons for applying for citizenship, which was approved. When & why she decided to enter job market. How she got involved with the Ramakrishna Mission Singapore. Joined the Mission’s Counselling Unit in 1997 as a volunteer part-time Counsellor. Decided to pursue Masters in Counselling. Initial challenges at work. Talked about focus of Wings Counselling Service. Supervision of interns.Work culture in Singapore. Her duties as Programme Director at Wings. Its stakeholders.Challenges in raising funds. Its Key Performance Indicators. Diversity of issues handled. About grief counseling. Dangers of burnout among Counsellors. Talked about social problems in Singapore. Reiterated the existence of poverty in Singapore. Talked about high work-stress levels. Problem of staff attrition. Measures to enthuse staff.About the reputation of Wings.
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