My mentor and role-model Vina, soon to be 80, has a secret recipe for happiness: make young friends, she advises. At 52, I am in that category for her and our friendship makes me feel good while [...]

Moy Moy has been eating Ensure for five years now. She goes through two tins every week which makes 520 tins since she got the tube put in. 520 tins. Each one comes with a little blue scoop as [...]

Sign language! What an amazing and expressive form of communication. In our organisation, I’ve noticed that the women who love to dance are also the most fluent signers . . . At the recent [...]

Is there some rule that says the Government of India MUST make its websites as impenetrable, tedious and boring as humanly possible? Here’s a screen shot from the Ministry of Social [...]

One of the best parts of living in India is the way vegetables are delivered straight to our doorstep . . . either from our own garden (the green leafies at the bottom of the basket) or from our [...]

Over 100 million baby girls are missing. Don’t bother searching – they’re gone forever. Victims of what The Economist magazine – in its March 6th cover story – calls [...]

It’s a Sunday afternoon. Ravi is traveling. Moy Moy has gone for a nap and is actually asleep. Mummy and Masiji are also dozing. I sent Padma home early. I am “alone. “ This is [...]

Visiting Shaila in Bangalore was, as my father would put it: “Basic and fundamental and a little bit of heaven.” This is the view from her verandah where I sat one morning all by [...]

I feel so lucky every time I walk into our garden. It is nothing compared to the gardens of many of my more talented friends, but it is ours and every single flower, every tiny blossom is a joy [...]

This one is for Natasha, who sent me such a lovely film clip this morning and who makes me smile at least three times every day, even though we have never met. Thanks, Natasha! Indians [...]