With my Dad’s return to the US and Masiji’s return to her own children in Delhi, our lives have become simpler to orchestrate – at one level. But, as my Mom used to say: you can’t be busier than 24 hours a day. And if you [...]

Remember that great scene in “As Good As It Gets” when Jack Nicholson is trying to give  Helen Hunt a compliment? They are sitting in a restaurant where he has just humiliated her about the dress she is wearing (without realizing he [...]

One of the rituals of the kids’ homecomings is a visit to the dentist. Their insurance in the US is stingy where dental work is concerned and the co-pays are steep. They prefer to save it for emergencies and to get things done here [...]

I am so lucky to have a friend like Peter Phun. We met online several years ago when, in despair about some photos from my niece’s wedding which I had inexplicably lost, I posted on a photography forum and he rode in on his white steed to [...]

Have you ever wondered how blind people use the internet? It’s amazing. There is software out there which actually reads out loud to those who can’t see. It takes the text which the net is full of and turns it into spoken words. [...]

Sometimes, impulsive is just what you want to be. You read a story that tugs the heart strings – oh, like this one, for instance. Or this. Or maybe this. And then you think: how can I support what’s happening here? How can I help [...]