“Well, who’s behind the anti-corruption bill?” she said. “I have friends in Allahabad who say that Prashant and Shanti Bhushan aren’t quite as clean as they make [...]

A little girl and her mother came to see me last night. “She’s got these white patches on her legs,” the Mom said, trying to sound casual. “It started with just one, but [...]

Everybody wants a job. “Jo, there’s a woman at the gate. Says she knows you. She looks like a job-seeker. What do you want me to do?” That’s my husband speaking and I am [...]

A few months ago, I switched my pre-paid cell phone connection to a post-paid. This seemed like a major step to me, proof that I was here to stay, a well-established adult with a fixed address [...]

Yesterday I was invited to an amazing all day workshop at a cafe in a nearby village. “Himalayan Tapestry Creative Day” was billed as a day for women to learn a wide range of crafts [...]

So many of us are simply breathless with the amazement of the last few days. The clarion call against corruption sounded by Anna Hazare followed by the stirring and full-hearted response from one [...]

Most people are fascinated by multiple births. Twins, triplets, quads – so exciting! But to obstetricians, pediatricians and other child development specialists, multiple births spell [...]

School admission time rolls around faster every year. For some reason, I am besieged each March/April with requests for help from parents desperate to get their children into School X, Y or Z. I [...]