Home At Last
No matter how many times I do it (this must be my 30th return to India), the shock of transition remains shocking. From the lush green of the Boston Commons to the steel and glass and gleaming floors of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to a scene like this one on the road home to Dehradun […]
Reflection
What a trip this one was. Activity is wonderful, and I loved being with my children, my sisters and brothers, my Dad, my nieces and nephews and my friends – but, as usual, I forgot to leave any white space in my days. Almost without exception, every moment was PACKED: lunches, dinners, museums, long walks, […]
Friends of the Foundation
A few weeks ago I attended my niece’s graduation at Tufts. Neha is a bright star in the firmament – one of the nicest people I know, as well as one who makes our generation feel confident about “passing the torch”. Neha volunteered at Karuna Vihar when she was only in high school. She was […]
The Descent
So here’s the back yard. By this time it was around 7 AM. A very confused and sleepy man rushed out in his barefeet to see what was happening (it sounded like a dragon settling down on the lawn) and rushed right back in to get his camera. Unluckily for him, however, the house selected […]
The Balloon Ride
Finally. We actually had begun to think this day would never come. Weather conditions for balloon rides, we now know, have to be beyond perfect. The slightest of breezes, a hint of rain, the merest suggestion of a low pressure front coming in (or was it a high pressure front?) and the ride is called […]
Who She Met . . .
This is just a partial showing, of course. Though I MEANT to document every single moment of her time here, occasionally I had to put the camera down and just enjoy her company! This is Mary, on a glorious day in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she took us (along with Dad and my brother Christopher) […]
Paula Hughes, VIP
This trip was a long time coming. Many years ago, Paula confided in me that her dream for her 60th birthday was to go on a hot air balloon ride in Kenya. Much as I would have loved to make her wish come true, I didn’t have connections in Kenya, had no real desire to […]
Danger Boys
I took a little walk outside the hotel while Dad was sleeping. There was plenty to see. I enjoyed the experience of being observed by people who – I know – assumed I was a typical tourist, gaping at INDIA. I was gaping, it’s true, but that has more to do with my perpetual astonishment […]
Lucky
April 29 was the hottest day Delhi has seen in 50 years: 43.5 Celsius (110 F!). Just our luck that that was the day we had chosen to fly out to the US. Except we didn’t fly out. Dad and I were up at 4:30 AM and planned to be on the road […]
Mini Physio
Here’s another story from Karuna Vihar. Ganga Ram, our physiotherapist assistant has been on leave for the last few weeks as his wife has just delivered a child in their village in Nepal and he’s gone home to celebrate. His absence leaves a large gap in the school as so many children need therapy. Not […]