I spent the last three weeks living out of bags. I took this photo on the 2nd day of my trip because it amused me and because I was traveling very light that particular day and feeling just a bit smug. But by the end of the trip, when I had slept in 14 different Continue Reading →

There is always a story, isn’t there? This one began when we welcomed Ritesh Gupta into the Foundation. Ritesh was a Vodafone World of Difference volunteer and I thought about him as I do about all volunteers: Maybe. Maybe not. Don’t get me wrong. We have had many, many, many amazing volunteers. But just being Continue Reading →

Something incredible happened today. It’s been in the making for over a decade, thought about actively for over two years, and actually planned for in the last few months. But today, it HAPPENED. We’ve been invited to set up a Help Desk in the Women and Children’s section of the Doon Hospital – right outside Continue Reading →

When Moy Moy was small, Shaila Faleiro – the first trained special educator we ever hired – used to come by our house on the odd Saturday morning to ask if she could “borrow Moy.” Borrowing Moy meant a few hours of fun and games for Moy (Shaila was a wellspring of ideas, plus there Continue Reading →

I’m not a sporty person. I prefer watching the out doors from an inside window. I was a bookworm as a child and going to the library was my favorite activity. I like swimming because you can lie down to do it and you don’t work up a sweat. So when my sister suddenly got Continue Reading →

So how poor is poor? And what factors go into deciding who is and who isn’t? The Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative – a UK based think tank dedicated to reducing poverty – recently published a study on the multi-dimensional aspects of poverty and it’s more important than its bureaucratic description might lead you Continue Reading →

Almost exactly five years ago, I wrote a post on visiting cards. We all carry them around with us, especially at conferences, and we hope they convey – in a tiny little nutshell – who we are and what we believe in, what we think is important, why we are here and for what reasons Continue Reading →

Today is my 55th birthday. Many of my young friends have told me I am yet another year younger, that they cannot think of me as old. I know they mean it as a compliment. But the thing is, I like being old. I’m proud of my grey hair and I like being able to Continue Reading →