The Zen of Ensure
Here’s my Number One Guru. The other day I was chatting with a friend and I quoted Ravi. She rolled her eyes. “Do I do that a lot?” I asked. She laughed. I guess I do. But look at that face, those eyes! It’s hard not to see that he has a special way of […]
Caregivers
Here’s the team from the Caregivers’ Course we’ve been running at the training centre for the last few weeks. It was Sebastian’s turn to teach and the subject was blood pressure and how to measure it. Everybody loved giving it a try, but Ramesh seemed especially excited! Naina, on the other hand, was the soul […]
Birthday Girl
Happy Birthday, Tara!
Her Eyes Are Watching God
When I was in college, I took a literature course in the Afro-American Studies department. One of the books on our recommended list I never got around to reading but always remembered because the title was so poignant and haunting: “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston. This picture of Moy Moy brought […]
Mother and Daughter
Here’s Vikram’s wife, Sarita and their daughter Lakshmi, just to round out the story. Lakshmi is the brightest-eyed baby I’ve seen in a long time, with an enchanting smile you would do anything to get a glimpse of. I’ve been trying to capture it on camera for weeks now, but she’s a bit […]
Father and Son
Doesn’t this say it all? The love between a father and a son, the pride and joy each finds in the other. . . This is Vikram and his son Vijay. Vikram works at PSI and lives in a flat at our place.With our own children all grown, what a delight it is to have […]
Nuns at the Window
What a long time since I’ve been here! It’s been a busy week, with little time for photography, for writing or even for thinking. I went to Mussoorie on Sunday to do a workshop for a group of principals from Catholic schools all over the state. Over fifty people came from Saharanpur, Roorkee, Vikas Nagar, […]
Time with A Friend
Do you ever get the feeling that your life is a bit out of balance? That all you are thinking or talking about is work? I do. Sometimes I find I can’t have even a five-minute conversation without bringing up disability or funding or a proposal. I go to a party and realize I have […]
Chief Secretary S K Das
I am not a big fan of the government. Although I am normally a patient person, I find the bureaucracy and torpor of most government offices too frustrating to deal with. And yet, I recognize the need to work at that level, both because the government is the only institution with the infrastructure to do […]
Goodbye to our Darlings
Farewells! It is always so difficult to do them, especially when there is more than one person leaving. This time, there were five! Each one of these women has a different story in the Foundation; each one deserves a party all to herself. But time is limited for everyone and we can’t always do public […]