Well, yes, I did buy it only for the name. You would too if you had spotted it. Who could resist? “Colorized Scalewing of Flutter“. The beginning of a poem, I thought, even though I [...]
Children are meant to do this to us. Their innocence, their vulnerability, their need for our care and our protection are meant to inspire us to great things. And there she is. Little Lakshi. [...]
When I was 12, I waited for my period to start with an anticipation and an excitement which seemed pathetic to my 13 year old self, naive to myself at 15, touching to the young woman I was at 18 [...]
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 [...]
I don’t get sick very often, so when I do, I like to make the most of it. I am just recovering from a three and a half day cold and I have some wisdom to share. Drink a lot of soup. I made [...]
My phone rang at the exact moment the first tweet about Prashant Bhushan being attacked came across my screen. On automatic pilot, I answered the phone (I realized later that the caller was a [...]
I just did it again. Walking home, minding everyone else’s business, I see my neighbor’s grandson swoop around the corner on a motorbike, no helmet. He sees me at the same moment I [...]
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 [...]
Splash! Surprise! Life is whatever we make it. Here’s an old weighing scale which has lived in our bathroom for the past fifteen years. Before I started poking at it (I pulled the plastic [...]