3. QUESTIONNAIRE
Part 1: Main questions
Fill in the blanks:
a. I belonged to a family.
b. My father was a by profession.
c. My mother was a .
d. There were number of members in my
family.
e. of us lived in the same house.
f. We lived in .
4. SUB-QUESTIONS (PART 2)
Q1: Do you remember any historical event/fact when
you were a teenager in India or worldwide? If yes,
why has that event impressed you?
Q2: a) Which family matters did your parents discuss
with you when you were a teenager?
b) What main values were taught by your parents
when you were a teenager?
5. SUB-QUESTIONS (PART 2)
c) Was there any hierarchy in the family?
d) What did you like most in your family?
e) Can you remember any one very special
event/occasion when you really felt the
importance of being a member of a family?
6. SUB-QUESTIONS(PART 3)
1) Do you think that the role of a family has changed?
2) List the positive and negative aspects of changes
mentioned above.
3) What are the three most important characteristics
of a family, according to you?
7. INTERVIEWER: SAKSHAM
I interviewed my father H K Verma
who is 48 years old and working as
Government officer.
Mr.Verma at
14 years
Mr.Verma
now Mr.Verma’s residence
in Patna, Bihar
8. INTERVIEWER: SAKSHAM
I interviewed my grandfather Sumeet
Gakhar who is 70 years old and
retired.
Mr.Gakhar
at 14 years
Mr.Gakhar
now
Mr. Gakhar’s
residence in New
Delhi
9. INTERVIEWER: NEEV JAIN
I interviewed my mother Vidya Jain
who is 32 years old and is a home
maker
Mrs.Jain at
14 years
Mrs. Jain
now
Mrs. Jain’s residence
in Dadar Mumbai
10. INTERVIEWER: NEEV JAIN
I interviewed my grandfather
Indermalji Jain who is 65 years
old and a businessman.
Mr.Jain at
14 years
Mr.Jain now
Mr. Jain’s residence in
Udaipur, Rajasthan
11. INTERVIEWER: AANCHAL SHETH
I interviewed my mother Priya
Doshi who is 41 years old and is a
businesswoman.
Mrs.Doshi
at 14 years
Mrs. Doshi
now
Mrs. Doshi’s residence
in Mulund, Mumbai
12. INTERVIEWER: AANCHAL SHETH
I interviewed my grandfather
Jisukhlal Sheth who is 78
years old and a businessman.
Mr.Sheth at
14 years Mr.Sheth now
Mr. Sheth’s residence
in Ghatkopar, Mumbai
13. INTERVIEWER:TANISHA KHIMANI
I interviewed my father Samir
Khimani who is 38 years old and is
a businesman.
Mr.Khimani
at 14 years
Mr. Khimani
now
Mr. Khimani’s
residence in
Jogeshwari, Mumbai
14. INTERVIEWER:TANISHA KHIMANI
I interviewed my grandmother
Salima Lakhani who is 52 years
old and a home maker.
Mrs Lakhani
at 14 years Mrs Lakhani
now Mrs Lakhani’s residence
in Dahisar, Mumbai
15. INTERVIEWER : DIYA BEJOY
I interviewed my mother Chitra Bejoy
who is 36 years old and has a
business.
Mrs Bejoy at
14 years
Mrs Bejoy
now
Mrs Bijoy’s residence in
Kerala
16. I interviewed my grandmother
Nirmala Pali who is 65 years
old.
INTERVIEWER : DIYA BEJOY
Mrs Pali at
14 years
Mrs Pali now
Mrs Pali’s residence in
Kerala
