Becoming a parent means letting go of many things, not least of which is unbroken sleep. We all understand this and most of the time we accept it with good grace. It’s part of the deal and most of the time, it happens when we are young and [...]

Here’s a song I wrote for a Christmas concert a few years ago, set to Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy. Children, hear the Christmas storyAges old and yet still newHow the Lord of power and gloryCame to earth a child like you   [...]

Tonight when I turned on the tap and no water came out, I thought about Vikram. Again. For, maybe, the 200th time today. Ravi and I have often remarked that without Vikram, our home would come to a screeching halt. Though we never take him for [...]

Masiji returned to our home this afternoon. Ravi’s 83 year old aunt has been living with us for the past four years. She shares a room with her sister (Ravi’s Mom) who is 93 and though most of the time they get along pretty well, [...]

Ever since we started Karuna Vihar, we’ve worried about the babies we never get to, the ones whose parents haven’t heard of us, who have no idea that there is a whole world of possibility for their children. It happens because they [...]

Last month I posted a story about a girl named Gia. This one is about her little brother, Kartik. Gia’s persistent questions about Moy Moy’s inability to speak turned out to be because her own brother had the same problem. When I [...]

Four years ago, we got a big grant to set up a Resource Centre for People with Special Needs. Part of the funding included rent for a new building and we lost no time in finding a fancy, spacious one – right next door to my house, as it [...]