Moy Moy’s Sunday Outing
When the children were small, the top treat was to be allowed to tag along with me on my errands. I liked to take them one at a time – partly to avoid the inevitable squabbles more than one [...]
And a new bride-to-be!
Some people are simply destined to break your heart. I knew when I hired Neha Joshi that she would be one of them. She was adorable, appealing, bright, funny, and full of passion and energy. Much [...]
A New Bride
Naina Kashyap is one of our very talented, very beautiful young staff. Her mother used to work for Manju and Manju had her eye on her since she was just a wee young thing. When Moy Moy needed a [...]
The Foundation and The Great Indian Republic
Here at the Foundation, we’ve always celebrated the two big national holidays – Independence Day and Republic Day – with a bang. Independence Day we do with the children and [...]
A Multi-Tasking Courier-Walla
This evening Moy Moy and I set out for our usual walk – Moy all bundled up in blankets and ensconced in her stroller. At the corner, a courier-walla on a bicycle stopped me. “Madame, [...]
A Hair Cut For An Old Lady
It had been a long time since my last haircut. Busy with travel and Christmas and the two chicks returning to the nest – there had not been a moment to spare. I don’t trust the [...]
House Arrest
With my Dad’s return to the US and Masiji’s return to her own children in Delhi, our lives have become simpler to orchestrate – at one level. But, as my Mom used to say: you [...]
The Company We Keep
Remember that great scene in “As Good As It Gets” when Jack Nicholson is trying to give Helen Hunt a compliment? They are sitting in a restaurant where he has just humiliated her [...]
A New Volunteer From France!
Claire Dupre is our most recent volunteer and she comes via Anna Tanvir – an old friend whom I wrote about here. Claire is a Business Management student and is specializing in what is [...]
Dental Tourism, Novacaine and The Meaning of Life
One of the rituals of the kids’ homecomings is a visit to the dentist. Their insurance in the US is stingy where dental work is concerned and the co-pays are steep. They prefer to save it [...]
