A New Bride
Naina Kashyap is one of our very talented, very beautiful young staff. Her mother used to work for Manju and Manju had her eye on her since she was just a wee young thing. When Moy Moy needed a new babysitter in 2008, she suggested Naina. We often refer to Moy Moy as the Karuna […]
The Foundation and The Great Indian Republic
Here at the Foundation, we’ve always celebrated the two big national holidays – Independence Day and Republic Day – with a bang. Independence Day we do with the children and their parents, but Republic Day is just for us. Every project comes up with a music or dance item and though we pride ourselves on […]
A New Volunteer From France!
Claire Dupre is our most recent volunteer and she comes via Anna Tanvir – an old friend whom I wrote about here. Claire is a Business Management student and is specializing in what is called “Solidarity and Social Economy,” an interesting discipline which will equip her to help companies, institutions or even governments looking to develop […]
Unprecedented Calendar Sales!
It is only January 5th (Cathleen’s birthday, by the way!) and we are already sold out of the 2012 calendar. Other years we have continued flogging it well into February (and sometimes even March!) but this year, in spite of getting to the press very late, sales have been phenomenal. Orders have poured in from all over […]
A New Article in The Hindu
Jo had an article in The Hindu on Sunday, Dec 11. Check it out here: Celebration: Discovering More Life!
A New Home for the Mama EIC
Great news! The Mama EIC has moved to a wonderful and spacious new building – still on the same road, but easier to access by public transport and so much BIGGER! At last we have space for a counseling room, a speech and language development area, a sensory integration room, a dedicated kitchen just for […]
Love Like A River
Have a look at my column in Mint Lounge today!
Jungle Mela at Latika Vihar!
We love fun and games at Latika Vihar. That’s how we plan our lives. What will the children like the best? we ask ourselves. And then we plan accordingly. Here are some girls who have just arrived at the Latika Vihar mela – our annual carnival of fun and festivity, and you can […]
Dusshera at Latika Vihar
Latika Vihar knows how to celebrate. Any festival. Every festival. With all the craftsmen and women we have on staff and all the children who are so willing and eager to throw themselves into the preparations – it’s a shoe-in that our party will be the best in town. Here’s our Ravan, constructed by the […]