Keeping Watch
Keeping Watch In the morning When I began to wake, It happened again— That feeling That you, Beloved, Had stood over me all night Keeping watch, That feeling That as soon as I began to stir You [...]
Community Based Fundraising
Fundraising should be easy. It should be dignified. It should be simple and hassle-free and it should not take a lot of time because those of us who have to do it have a lot of other things to do [...]
Suffer the little children: the things we do not see
Here’s the picture I thought I was taking. My three beautiful girls: Moy Moy, her cousin Nisha and their friend Naina. They were returning home from Latika Vihar and I had come, [...]
Glass Houses! Stones!
I couldn’t help it. Today I called the District Magistrate of Tehri and let loose. She had insulted two of my colleagues who had traveled all the way to her seat of power for a meeting (you [...]
A Scolding From the District Magistrate of Tehri
Several years ago, the Latika Roy Foundation was appointed to three Local Level Committees (LLC) in Uttarakhand. LLCs have been created by the National Trust and are meant to safeguard the [...]
Slings, Arrows and a Shepherd with a Disability
I wish this were a happy story – a story to uplift and inspire. Or at least to amuse and entertain. But it’s not happy at all. It’s sad. And the sadness is deep and eternal, [...]
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 [...]
Sharaabi Ka Naam; Sharaabi Ka Baap Ka Naam
Gujarat is a dry state. The land of Gandhiji cannot abide alcohol. Legally, that is. To no one’s surprise, however, a thriving black market exists and the choices available are far beyond [...]
