Matthew, who has a mental handicap, has five brothers and sisters. The other children get quite a few treats because of him through gestures of kindness offered by local organizations. A free afternoon at the fair, for example, or tickets to the [...]

It goes without saying that kids with developmental disabilities need regular followup care after they’ve been assessed. But what if those kids are poor and live miles and miles away from services? Here in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas, [...]

Who knows what they are doing when they first start out? Like any young parents, we had no idea what we were taking on when we began the Latika Roy Foundation. All we knew was that the baby was ours and that she was looking at us. No escape. Not [...]

Gubbara is an important project in the Latika Roy Foundation. No doubt. It’s not more or less important than any of our other projects but it IS more prominent. Placed as it is in a government hospital, it gets a lot of attention – [...]

When I bought my primulas this year, the old mali at the nursery gave me some advice: “Pinch back the first flowers.” he said. “They grow fuller and more beautifully that way. You’ll see.” Old malis know what they [...]