There is nothing easy about watching a beloved father drift out of his own life. Alzheimer’s, old age, senility – whatever you call it – it’s painful and distressing for [...]
We remember birthdays (God organises those). We remember anniversaries (Here, we think we are in charge.) And, in some very lucky families, we remember the day when the divine and the human come [...]
I spent a fair amount of time cleaning the ceiling fans in my kitchen today. Two fans in one kitchen is a bit of a luxury, I’ll admit. But when we built our house, one fan cost 800 rupees [...]
Last week, I went to meet my next-door neighbor. He retired from the Indian Forest Service a few years ago and one of his last posts had been as the Director of the Indira Gandhi National Forest [...]
Story One: Three days ago, walking to my office after lunch, I watched as a car careened around a traffic island in our quiet residential neighborhood. It was going so fast it seemed to be poised [...]
The Home Management Program at Karuna Vihar is for families who live too far away from Dehradun for their children to attend every day, or for whom there is no vacancy at the moment. These [...]
Reading time! Kids love stories and picture books are the perfect “hook” to introduce them to the world of reading. It’s a gradual process as children begin to [...]
Another reflection from Anuradha Pandey. Kritika Rawat spends time by herself at the end of a class drawing a beautiful picture of a butterfly on a flower. This is when the kids express [...]
Anuradha Pandey is interning with the Foundation from November through mid-December. A student at Symbiosis in Pune, she is studying Media, Design and Communication. For her own documentation, [...]
“On The Inside” is a new series we are starting for volunteers, interns and consultants to share their experiences while at the Foundation. These stories will be featured here on the [...]