The Mean Streets of Dehradun . . . it takes nerves of steel, an iron resolve and a certain measure of masochism to venture out on them – whether as a pedestrian (really dangerous), a [...]

I enjoyed watching this reluctant citizen, and her even more reluctant daughter, being approached, cajoled, educated and finally won over by a determined youg activist:  

Friday the 13th is the day G D Agrawal chose to begin his historic fast-unto-death in protest of the government’s plan to build four dams on the River Ganga between the Gangotri Glacier and [...]

I am not a big fan of the government. Although I am normally a patient person, I find the bureaucracy and torpor of most government offices too frustrating to deal with. And yet, I recognize the [...]

Remember Train Bai? The baby born on a moving train a few weeks ago? Her mom went to the loo and gave birth to a daughter so tiny she slipped down the toilet and landed on the tracks below. And [...]

Several years ago, I met my friend Alana Officer, then Director of Handicap International’s India office, for the first time (there always does have to be a first time!). She handed me her [...]

The Concessions Mela was a success at one level. Just about everyone got their certificates. The clerks who came along with the doctors were busy from the moment they arrived, and it was hard [...]

Some years ago, the Foundation registered with the National Trust, an autonomous government organization formed to protect the rights of people with mental handicap. Like many things the [...]