Ajay Mehrotra is an optician and audiologist who runs a thriving business (Eye and Ear Care Centre) in the heart of Dehradun. In an earlier post, I described how we went to him for a hearing aid [...]
Lots of organizations construct their own buildings. They buy a piece of land, they raise the money they need and they get right to it. Not us. We bought our land nearly ten years ago. Then we [...]
India wasn’t supposed to be like this. The dream this country’s founding mothers and fathers had was of a free, vibrant nation; a secular place where people could prosper by the work [...]
Chaos in India is legendary and calmly accepted. Lines don’t exist (or if they do, they are meant for someone else). Traffic snarls can take hours to untangle and are almost always caused [...]
Living in India automatically rules out much time alone at home: domestic helpers, a parade of vendors all day long, and a culture which encourages casual visitors who drop in without notice and [...]
Our pilot project to follow up on children whom we assessed at Gubbara is nearing completion. A vital part of the program is training a group of ASHA workers who in turn are training the ASHAs [...]
Last week, Vijay had his computer exam. He came to Mummy – as he does whenever he has a test – for coaching, but this time she told him to talk to me. “What do I know about [...]
Yesterday on our usual evening walk, an acquaintance approached us to say hello. Something about the way she moved as she came toward us alerted me and without thinking I stepped in front of Moy [...]
Moy Moy’s disabilities revealed themselves to us gradually – partly because we just didn’t know much then and partly because, in addition to the Cerebral Palsy she was born [...]
A confluence of unlikely events! An inspired leader (who also happens to be my husband). An over-protective District Magistrate. The Rain Gods. An amazing movie. What? Last week, Ravi saw a film [...]