Moy Moy used to talk. Most people who know her now have no memory of how she once was, but a devoted little group still does. We tell the stories often to keep the memory green. Moy Moy used to talk. She used to tell jokes; she even had – [...]

When beautiful Meera came to visit, all I could think about was that she was a Speech Therapist. There aren’t many people in the world who can appreciate the way some of us think about Speech Therapists, so don’t laugh. We always [...]

No matter how many toys and books we buy, children always out-fox us by preferring: 1. our company2. water3. mud4. pots and pans5. real, concrete tasks6. our company At least, that’s been my experience. Lakshi and Vijay love it when we [...]

You worry about a bird that doesn’t fly. I saw this little fellow perched on a potted plant in our garden yesterday and I thought – “let me just run inside and grab the camera,” knowing he would be long gone by the time I [...]

What goes on in the mind of a child? Why is a swing so compelling, why does a mud puddle demand to be jumped in? What makes a a child kick a stone as she walks? And why-oh-why is a walky-talky so irresistible? A walky-talky is the term my friend [...]

When Ravi was in his teens in Mumbai (and I was still an innocent babe in Fall River), one of his favorite pastimes was going to the movies. In the late 50’s, American movies were in Technicolor while Bollywood’s were still black and [...]

I woke this morning feeling sad – you could almost say bereft. Swimming up through the waves of drowse and languid torpor, I couldn’t put my finger on the cause of the problem. I climbed out of bed, thinking it must have been a [...]