The CNN IBN Real Hero Award was truly an overwhelming experience. The whirlwind of the overnight train with Manju and Vibha from Dehradun to Delhi, then the flight to Mumbai, staying in a magnificent hotel and being honored at a star-studded [...]

Phew. Being a hero is hard work. First, you have to do something significant for a long time (in our case, 17 years). Then you have to get discovered. And finally you have to be documented. The first two were easy. After 17 years of [...]

The eyes go naturally to Gandhiji, don’t they? He’s the one we’ve all heard of; his is the face we recognize. In my family, it’s a little different. That man to Gandhiji’s right? The one wearing what we now call a [...]

I am used to thinking of Ravi as distinguished. Wise, profound, insightful – you name it. From the earliest days of our marriage, I’ve been accustomed to scenes like this one: My friend Rachel calls these the “Tell Us The [...]

Reluctant as I am to tell another beauty parlor story, I do have to share this one. Mainly because I don’t know what I think until I see what I say. And I want to understand this. So there I was yesterday, getting my first trim, post [...]

I’m on a train – traveling from Dehradun. Ravi is in a car, traveling from Himachal. We are going to meet in Delhi where we will spend the night, setting out tomorrow for Mumbai. Together. Sort of. In an almost unprecedented event, [...]