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 [...]

Everybody hula-hooped as kids, right? And we were all so good at it, right? Like flawless? So what happened? I decided hula hoops would be a great thing to introduce at Latika Vihar, but I thought I’d better get back in practice myself [...]

Part of being a mother is learning to feed your children. Pregnant, we “eat for two”, avoid alcohol, make sure to get in all the vitamins and the green leafies. Nursing, we suddenly realize that breasts have a completely different [...]