Talking with children . . .
Manju Singhania is launching a quiet little revolution here in Dehradun. She’s teaching grownups how to talk with children. Sounds so easy, right? “What’s your name?” we [...]
The Big Experiment
Gubbara is an important project in the Latika Roy Foundation. No doubt. It’s not more or less important than any of our other projects but it IS more prominent. Placed as it is in a [...]
The Primulas Are Preaching
When I bought my primulas this year, the old mali at the nursery gave me some advice: “Pinch back the first flowers.” he said. “They grow fuller and more beautifully that way. [...]
Protesting Health Secretary Keshav Desiraju’s Unwarranted Transfer | An Open Letter to the Prime Minister
March 3rd, 2014 Dr Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India New Delhi Dear Sir: We, the undersigned, are writing to express our opposition to the unwarranted transfer of Shri Keshav Desiraju [...]
Open Bridges and Locked Gates
Yesterday, perhaps for the first time in my adult life, I was attacked in public. Well. maybe it wasn’t an attack. Maybe I was just yelled at. Maybe criticized. Maybe sneered at. Whatever [...]
Beware What You Wish For
We’ve known for years how important early intervention is for kids with disability or at risk of developing one. The sooner we start, the better the results. We’ve also known for [...]
Chota Gubbara | For The Smallest Babies We Know
Gubbara, our assessment and diagnostics centre, is meant for children from birth to the age of six. We keep hoping for younger and younger children to come in, but the fact is that many parents [...]
The Perfect Daughter
I know. I know. I’ve lived in India long enough to know that this is just something you DO NOT DO. You do not brag about your children. That is inviting the Evil Eye. That is saying: [...]
Snail Darters and Spotted Owls
I used to think inclusion was about kids with disabilities getting into mainstream schools, full employment for handicapped adults, wheelchair friendly buildings and accessible transport for all. [...]
