Prakash is a 41-year old father. He was born in a rural area but moved to Mumbai in his
20’s. He completed his bachelor’s degree from the University of Mumbai. He has been
married for 15 years. He has one daughter who is 10 years old. His father died of a
heart attack in his 30’s. His sister has depression and takes daily medication. He lives
together with his wife and daughter in a 1bhk very close to the airport.
Prakash smokes a pack of cigarettes a day. He has not been to a doctor since he was
10 when he had emergency surgery to have his tonsils out. He is 183 cm tall and
weighs 82 kgs. Prakash does not take any prescription medications. He does not have
regular dentist appointments. Last year, he had 4 teeth pulled out. He is considering
making a doctor’s appointment because his left shoulder and arm have been paining
Lately.
Prakash works full-time in a small start-up company. His workday is very hectic as he
has to deal with many different things every day. The owner of the company, who is also
his boss, does not want to hire more staff and keeps telling him that he cannot afford it.
Prakash goes by BEST bus to work every day and in order to reach his job, he needs to
sit in the traffic for around 45 minutes each way. Before leaving for work in the morning,
he drinks a cup of chai. He does not eat anything until around 1:30 pm when he eats the
tiffin with an Indian-style home-cooked meal that he brings to the office. He used to work
out three times a week in a gym together with three of his close friends. The past six
months, this has been reduced to twice a week on timings that do not match with those
of his friends. Prakash used to eat dinner around 8:30 pm together with his wife and
daughter. A home-cooked Indian meal with lentils, rice, and vegetables. However,
during the past six months, Prakash is not able to leave the office for that and eats his
dinner alone once he reaches home around 10:30 pm. His wife has noticed that he has
become quite off late, and his daughter keeps asking her mom why ‘papa’ always looks
tired.