A New Article in The Hindu
Jo had an article in The Hindu on Sunday, Dec 11. Check it out here: Celebration: Discovering More Life!
A New Home for the Mama EIC
Great news! The Mama EIC has moved to a wonderful and spacious new building – still on the same road, but easier to access by public transport and so much BIGGER! At last we have space for a counseling room, a speech and language development area, a sensory integration room, a dedicated kitchen just for […]
Love Like A River
Have a look at my column in Mint Lounge today!
Jungle Mela at Latika Vihar!
We love fun and games at Latika Vihar. That’s how we plan our lives. What will the children like the best? we ask ourselves. And then we plan accordingly. Here are some girls who have just arrived at the Latika Vihar mela – our annual carnival of fun and festivity, and you can […]
Dusshera at Latika Vihar
Latika Vihar knows how to celebrate. Any festival. Every festival. With all the craftsmen and women we have on staff and all the children who are so willing and eager to throw themselves into the preparations – it’s a shoe-in that our party will be the best in town. Here’s our Ravan, constructed by the […]
Jo Chopra Gives A TEDx Talk in Mumbai!
More Good News For The Babies of Uttarakhand
Any guesses what the most common preventable cause of intellectual impairment might be? Infantile Hypothyroidism. Ever hear of it? It should be a lot better known. Because it is totally preventable. A simple blood test at birth reliably confirms the disorder which is caused either by an Iodine Deficiency or Congenital Hypothyroidism (the lack of […]
An Independence Day Girl Celebrates Rakhi
Latika Vihar celebrated Rakhi and Independence Day in a joint celebration on August 12. The girls dutifully tied handmade rakhis on the boys, who promised their lifelong protection in return. Or perhaps not. Our boys seemed more interested in the laddoos that came with the rakhis than in defending their sisters. Given the scanty […]
Neverland in Dun
…children in any part of the world must grow up and can’t be children forever. But somewhere there is a country where children don’t grow up! This country is called Neverland and is an enchanted world where children play and enjoy themselves… I would not be surprised if J.M. Barrie was thinking of Latika Vihar […]
Adieu Note
Vine Veracity An experience of empathy, care, love, joy and togetherness! It was a beautiful morning. I could feel the warmth of the sun in winter season on my skin. Finally, the day had come. After “Footprints ‘09”, the Dehradun Chapter, I was in surge to initiate my internship. It was Tuesday, 3 November 2009, […]