Why I Hate Vodafone
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 [...]
Crafts for Christ
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 [...]
What Corruption Means
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 [...]
Catch Them Early!
Most people are fascinated by multiple births. Twins, triplets, quads – so exciting! But to obstetricians, pediatricians and other child development specialists, multiple births spell [...]
Tis The Season . . .
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 [...]
If Tiles Could Talk They’d Be Text-Tiles
My friend Ana of I Made It So has this wonderful weekly feature on her blog where she invites readers to dig into their blog archives and recycle a favorite old post. She provides a theme each [...]
The Fab India Legend
My friend Radhika Singh’s book on Fab-India has just been published (you can order it here). At the Dehradun launch for the book this past Sunday, people shared stories about what the shop [...]
English Mem, Hindi Bolni-Walli
When we first moved to Dehradun I bought groceries at a local shop, occasionally on credit. I was friendly with the shopkeeper, but we didn’t know each others’ names. One evening [...]