A Birthday Girl and Her Birthday Mom
Moy Moy’s birthday is always my year’s most emotional day. Ever since we were told – 12 years ago now! – that she had only a few more months to live, her birthday has been [...]
Though much is taken, much abides
I grew up with this sweet little jug. It was part of a set my parents received on their wedding day, and all of it would appear on the dining table every Thanksgiving and Christmas, a signal to [...]
CVT Does Fundraising
While everyone else was busy organising melas and eating golgappas, bhel puri and cake, the adults at the College for Vocational Training were concentrating on the bottom line. Tirelessly, they [...]
Diwali Mela at Mama EIC
The Mama EIC team rocks! For weeks they have been planning and preparing for their Diwali mela and as with everything they do, the results were amazing. Parents, grandparents and children of all [...]
Diwali at Latika Vihar!
Our first Diwali in Latika Vihar’s new premises . . . one of the great things about this new place is that it has a long paved driveway (our old place was all gravel). Paving is the perfect [...]
Anti-Abortion; Pro-Obama
I was the first person in America to go to jail for opposing abortion. It was 1977 and abortion had been legal for four years. I was 19, a very close friend was pregnant and didn’t want to [...]
