Moy Moy’s birthday is always my year’s most emotional day. Ever since we were told – 12 years ago now! – that she had only a few more months to live, her birthday has been [...]

I grew up with this sweet little jug. It was part of a set my parents received on their wedding day, and all of it would appear on the dining table every Thanksgiving and Christmas, a signal to [...]

Nothing’s a gift, it’s all on loan. I’m drowning in debts up to my ears. I’ll have to pay for myself with my self, give up my life for my life. Here’s how it’s [...]

You would think that a librarian’s daughter would know better. I always wanted Latika Vihar to have an amazing children’s library and, in the very beginning, it was pretty good. We [...]

I like to share stories like this one because we hear so many which are hopeless and sad and life-denying. It’s important to celebrate family strength, loyalty and devotion when we see it [...]

This is the first of a series of posts on my experience in the Dasra Executive Education program for Social Entrepreneurs.  I always thought we were a pretty well-run organization. Our staff was [...]

One of the reasons I take photos is for the freeze frame. There is so much going on at any given moment it’s impossible to take it all in, even more impossible to do any of it justice, let [...]