ABSTRACT
Pandurang 1 and Radhabai Sonavne live in a small village with Pandurang’s old mother and two children. Pandurang worked in a city for 2-3 years, earned some money and came back to his village. His four brothers have migrated to the nearby city and live their lives independently. The Sonavne family had a small piece of land. Pandurang, after his return to the village, started looking after farming and was able to feed his family. He would frequently fall sick with loose motions and weakness, and seek treatment from a private doctor. He had good relations with all his brothers and also with his wife’s family who lived in a nearby village. His brother helped him seek treatment whenever he would fall ill. This went on for almost two years. Pandurang knew that he was HIV positive but had disclosed his status neither to his wife nor his mother.
