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 [...]

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 [...]

For the most part, we shouldn’t be surprised by children’s behaviour. They learn it from us. They watch us closely  – not just when we think we are “teaching” them, [...]

What a great invention! A wheelchair is one of the truly life-changing design ideas, and whoever invented it should get a medal. It certainly has made our lives better, and I know that is true [...]

I have been dreading the news of his death for a long time. My friend Steven Parker told me about his diagnosis of Mutliple Myeloma, a rare form of cancer, three years ago and it changed the [...]

There is no picture with this post. I was one of those lucky teenagers who had no real problem with acne. I sailed through adolescence with only two or three pimples – so few I can’t [...]

April is Poetry month in America. What a lovely concept. There are all sorts of ways to celebrate it, including signing up to get a “Poem A Day” emailed to you for the entire month [...]

Commonweal Magazine April 10, 2009 / Volume CXXXVI, Number 7   COLUMNISTS Parched WILL OUR NEXT WARS BE OVER WATER? Jo McGowan Last month I attended a conference in Delhi. I arrived late at night [...]

Well, it doesn’t actually. Here’s Anne’s explanation: The thing about the word ‘ceilidh’ is that it’s in the process of evolution. It’s Gaelic, and means a getting together, [...]

Here are Raj Kumar and Harikala, holding their letters of acceptance to a six-month training course in Mumbai for Child Development Aides. What a thrill! We are all so proud of them and so [...]