Jo’s Blog

This evening I made a cake (Joy of Cooking 4 Egg Special) and while I was frosting it, I thought about the one I watched my niece create for her mother’s wedding two months ago tomorrow. Erinlea is an artist in real life, so it [...]

I had to do some work in the funny little town of Kathgodam on Saturday. Kathgodam is like Dehradun in that it’s at a bit of a height, but not much, and has a view of the mountains but the feel of a grimy city. I spent six hours with my [...]

A few days ago, Moy and I were out for our usual evening stroll when we met these two young scamps. You could see the gleam in both their eyes a mile off. “Auntie!” They called eagerly. “We’ve opened a shop! Come and [...]

It’s a complicated life when you use wheelchairs to get around. Just ask Moy. She uses the one in the front for her in-house mobility. It matches the living room furniture and has padded footrests for extra comfort. But it’s heavy [...]

We knew he was special right from the start. Deepak left a lucrative job with IBM to come and work with the Foundation – the drop he took in salary was so staggering it might be called a plummet – but he seemed not to give that even [...]

With 73 children, two pools and very few staff or kids who know how to swim,  we have to be very careful on our annual Latika Vihar picnic. We are constantly vigilant when the kids are in the pool and rigid about maintaining our [...]

Today our own Dr Sebastian described for us his new approach to assessing children at Karuna Vihar. In addition to all the usual things he has always looked at, he’s added one special twist: he asks parents what their dreams are for their [...]