It started with this guy. Bhagirath Gop and his colleague Dr Vikram Gupta, both Program Officers at the Sir Ratan Tata Trust,  came to visit us in August to check out the work of the Foundation [...]

In India, you don’t waste food. It is the original sin, the root of all evil and no old woman worth her salt will tolerate it. So when Masiji spotted young Owen dallying with his dal and [...]

This was the beginning of the workshop. 29 decorous and well-behaved children from Latika Vihar, all gathered to see what this white haired fellow from New Delhi might have to say. Dunu is the [...]

I don’t normally wear a sari. Though I love them for their grace and style, the effort is simply beyond me most days. First I have to find someone to help me put it on and then I have to [...]

So touching! A loving husband gently assisting his wife . . . NOT! But for pushing Preeti into the water, Sebastian is repaid in spades: And emerges a wiser man  . . .

This was a picnic to remember, if only for the range of people who came. From Lakshmi, age 12 months, to Mummy, age 91. In-between: five more children, all under nine,  two more oldies (81 and [...]

I stumbled upon this wonderful site by a happy accident and was soon totally immersed in it. Julie Oakley is a designer and artist  who came up with an ingenious plan to increase her artistic [...]

So often, it’s the people behind the scenes who keep things ticking, keep things in order and keep the ship afloat. Vandana and Raksha are two of the hardest working people in the [...]

There is nothing on earth quite like the sight of a mother and  her brand new baby. Nirmala is calling her little girl Angel, and it’s so easy to see why. Just look at that peaceful, [...]

Proof that he is really here. The Times of India in hand. This is at my niece Manisha’s where we spent the first night. Dad seems to have reached an age where he is above the little details [...]