Ravi is a Luddite both by nature and by persistent discipline (meaning he cultivates his Luddite Image). He has never learned to drive and finds most technology baffling and a waste of time. I will send him long, three-part text messages, full [...]
Many years ago, Ravi came up with a crazy idea: “Let’s cover the roof with white sheets,” he said one particularly scorching hot day. “I’m sure it will cool the house down.” We made a half-hearted attempt, but [...]
My friend Vibha, my source for so many wonderful ideas, articles, books and songs, sent me a link to this article from The Boston Globe. It’s about a woman who fell in love at the age of 80 and it’s written by her daughter, Joan [...]
Vikram Singh Bhandari has been our Man Friday for nearly 12 years now. He knows more about our house than we do and he runs it with a professional’s skill. He reminds us about which bills are due when, scolds us for leaving lights on when [...]
Last week I attended a conference on Autism in Delhi. It was a remarkable gathering of some of the best-known researchers and practitioners in the world and the presentations were – almost without exception – of a very high order. I [...]
There I was, walking along on Max Mueller Road in front of the India International Center in Delhi, minding my own business, when I heard a terrible screech, a thud and then loud shouts. I actually saw the child on the bicycle hit the ground, [...]
I have “known” this man for the past 20 years, but it is only in the past 18 months or so I have truly become aware of him. He is a shepherd in our neighborhood and one meets him, literally, everywhere. He roams in and out of the [...]
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