There I was, walking along on Max Mueller Road in front of the India International Center in Delhi, minding my own business, when I heard a terrible screech, a thud and then loud shouts. I [...]

I have “known” this man for the past 20 years, but it is only in the past 18 months or so I have truly become aware of him. He is a shepherd in our neighborhood and one meets him, [...]

Everybody hula-hooped as kids, right? And we were all so good at it, right? Like flawless? So what happened? I decided hula hoops would be a great thing to introduce at Latika Vihar, but I [...]

Part of being a mother is learning to feed your children. Pregnant, we “eat for two”, avoid alcohol, make sure to get in all the vitamins and the green leafies. Nursing, we suddenly [...]

 She looks like a kindly old lady, but she is formidable. She has very strong views on just about everything and mostly she keeps them to herself, to be revealed at an appropriate moment. [...]

  Here’s a recipe for a pumpkin soup which I guarantee you will love. I have made it for over a hundred people and it has never yet failed to please. Ingredients: 2 medium onions, [...]

It’s the Lenten homestretch. Today is Palm Sunday and tomorrow we move into Holy Week: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday – Easter! While the trend now is to do good things [...]

My mentor and role-model Vina, soon to be 80, has a secret recipe for happiness: make young friends, she advises. At 52, I am in that category for her and our friendship makes me feel good while [...]

Moy Moy has been eating Ensure for five years now. She goes through two tins every week which makes 520 tins since she got the tube put in. 520 tins. Each one comes with a little blue scoop as [...]

Sign language! What an amazing and expressive form of communication. In our organisation, I’ve noticed that the women who love to dance are also the most fluent signers . . . At the recent [...]