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I’ve been making calendars since I was 15. My mother’s favorite design had stopped being produced (it had one big page for each month and the entire year in small boxes at the bottom of every page – Mom liked to plan ahead and she liked to look back) and I decided to make her Continue Reading →

Jo had an article in The Hindu on Sunday, Dec 11. Check it out here: Celebration: Discovering More Life!Continue Reading →

  Dehradun isn’t into Christmas all that much. Even the stores – usually the first to jump on a possible consumer bandwagon – haven’t latched on to this one. So our house is a novelty and a wonder. Our house is probably THE most decorated-for -Christmas house in Dehradun. We have a row of beautiful Continue Reading →

I like auspicious days. Not the kinds which the Pandit anoints with special powers, nor the ones when the Moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns with Mars. The ones I like gain their importance from association and coincidence – a birthday coinciding with a wedding which mysteriously happens to be on the Continue Reading →

Great news! The Mama EIC has moved to a wonderful and spacious new building – still on the same road, but easier to access by public transport and so much BIGGER! At last we have space for a counseling room, a speech and language development area, a sensory integration room, a dedicated kitchen just for Continue Reading →

I came home to the US to visit my Dad. There he is – in all his rakish charm. He looks more Irish every time I see him. The sparkling blue eyes, the bright white hair, the elfish smile. And he’s not the only one I get to meet. I have this amazing family in Continue Reading →

Sort of. That is, he came to the Doon Hospital and he participated in a formal event which included unveiling Foundation stones for three new units there. But he was too busy to climb the stairs to see Gubbara. So we did our best to bring a little flavor of how different a place it Continue Reading →

Moy Moy has had a G-tube for years now. It allows her to eat without the worry of choking or aspirating and we are all so grateful for this sweet little piece of technology. But as sweet as it is, it doesn’t last forever. Like any other machine – a battery, a fan belt, a Continue Reading →