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Workshop on Relationship 3As Addiction, Attraction and Abuse

A Workshop on Relationship 3As : Addiction, Attraction and Abuse was held on 31st January 2017 at Taj Bengal. It was done in collaboration with Sex Therapists Ms. Rima Hawkins and Dr. David Hawkins from London, along with Dr. Rima Mukherji, Founder Director of Crystal Minds . Other speakers included Dr. Jhuma Basak, Psychoanalyst , Dr. Anuttama Banerjee, Psychologist, both from Crystal Minds, Mr. Pawan Dhall an LGBT activist and Dr. Rahul Sen, Gynaecologist. Mr. Tirtha Gupta, QC, Barrister from London was the moderator of the panel discussion. The workshop dealt with intimacy issues and modern day relationship problems. Intimacy and sex are taboo topics in the Indian society. Suffering silently has always been the norm and it was felt that the time had come to address this. It was a platform where such issues were openly discussed, to bring about better awareness and greater understanding. It was attended mainly by mental health professionals.