India has great laws to protect children from sexual violence. Just don’t expect them to work. At least not on their own. Especially if you happen to be a girl. Or poor. Or disabled. If you are [...]
Moy Moy has quadriplegia. How did I not know this? I know the meaning of “quad” (4) and I know that Moy Moy has neither the use of her arms (2), nor her legs (2). I also know that 2 + 2 = 4. And [...]
Teach for India (TFI) is one of the great agents of social change in this country. Not only is it transforming the lives of its children, one individual student at a time, it is also transforming [...]
I never stop being inspired by Teach for India. Their passion, their excitement, their total and utter commitment to what they do is incredible. If we could take their enthusiasm and bottle it, [...]
Why do we love our jobs? It’s not always easy to do what we do. Taking care of kids with special needs can be hard. Progress is slow. Demands are enormous. Funds are limited. Parents worry. [...]
Thirteen Ways of Looking at Donald Trump I Among that dismal array of Republicans, The only one connecting Is a blowhard businessman. II I was of three minds, Like a ballot On which there are [...]
Daniel Berrigan was the priest at our wedding. He wouldn’t allow us to say “Dan Berrigan married us.” The one time I did, he quickly corrected me: “No, Jo. You married [...]
Who says getting an aadhaar card has to be a long, tedious, difficult process? It shouldn’t be, of course, and the government (OK, give them credit) is trying to streamline the procedure [...]
I caught this fleeting moment of wonder at Latika Vihar the other day. It wasn’t until I returned home and saw it on my screen that I thought about its depth and promise: a little girl, [...]
When CVT invited us for an art exhibition last week, we dropped everything to get over there to see it. The CVT team has long been famous for its creative approach to life: from making [...]