This One Is About Love
Children are meant to do this to us. Their innocence, their vulnerability, their need for our care and our protection are meant to inspire us to great things. And there she is. Little Lakshi. [...]
What A Daughter Knows, What A Mother Makes Sense Of
When I was 12, I waited for my period to start with an anticipation and an excitement which seemed pathetic to my 13 year old self, naive to myself at 15, touching to the young woman I was at 18 [...]
Feed A Cold: Advice From The Trenches
I don’t get sick very often, so when I do, I like to make the most of it. I am just recovering from a three and a half day cold and I have some wisdom to share. Drink a lot of soup. I made [...]
What Democracy Really Means
My phone rang at the exact moment the first tweet about Prashant Bhushan being attacked came across my screen. On automatic pilot, I answered the phone (I realized later that the caller was a [...]
No Rest For The Hyper-Vigilant
I just did it again. Walking home, minding everyone else’s business, I see my neighbor’s grandson swoop around the corner on a motorbike, no helmet. He sees me at the same moment I [...]
A Hidden Jewel
Splash! Surprise! Life is whatever we make it. Here’s an old weighing scale which has lived in our bathroom for the past fifteen years. Before I started poking at it (I pulled the plastic [...]
Small Shops, Big Hearts
Look at this photo carefully. Which kid stands out? Leaps out, if you will? There is a Ravan being burnt right in front of this little line-up (the symbol of evil, for those not familiar with [...]
The Things We Hold On To, The Things We Cannot Let Go
Vibha’s been having some trouble with her laptop lately. In fact, ever since she bought it. While not exactly a Luddite, Vibha is one of my least tech-savvy friends and the latest gadget [...]
Keeping Watch
Keeping Watch In the morning When I began to wake, It happened again— That feeling That you, Beloved, Had stood over me all night Keeping watch, That feeling That as soon as I began to stir You [...]
Community Based Fundraising
Fundraising should be easy. It should be dignified. It should be simple and hassle-free and it should not take a lot of time because those of us who have to do it have a lot of other things to do [...]
