When a couple opts for adoption, very few consider children with special needs. Foreigners often do. What holds us back? For four long years, Kajal (name changed), has been waiting for some kind couple to come and adopt her. This 11-year-old was abandoned at the age of seven and now stays at a childcare home […]

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My daughter Aarti Kumari suffers from complete blindness in one eye, partial blindness in the other. She is studying in the 9th grade in a Delhi government school. We were informed by the school teacher that we can get a disability certificate. Thus, we went to a hospital run by the Delhi government. But there, […]

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I have been staying in Noida Sector-41 for the last 13 years. Here, we frequently have to deal with the issue of contaminated water. Last Wednesday (October 31), the water that was being supplied appeared yellowish and the stench was sewer-like. Initially, we thought that they might have put some medicine in the water for […]

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These microbes have been shown to control, influence and modify important aspects of our bodies and lives Microbes are just about any living organism that is too small to be seen with the naked eye. Bacteria, viruses, protists, fungi are all microbes. Hardly visible, these tiny beings are almost everywhere. Without a microscope, it is […]

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There are lessons we can learn from Pakistan unless we want to end up like them Just as the Pakistani state and society has internalised the ‘good Taliban, bad Taliban’ policy, Indian state and society seem to have embarked on the course of internalising ‘good extremist, bad extremist’ distinction. Over the years, the public discourse […]

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Many HIV positive children are living precarious lives without their parents as they are either orphans or were abandoned. A look into how they are coping with the strict medical regimen “Catch,” says Ashna, while playing with her favourite ball in the park. Her game gets interrupted when she is asked to come inside for […]

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Integration of economically weaker sections in private schools can benefit fee-paying children if teaching is made more effective Being a single parent in a high-profile job, Malvika* says her children were well aware that they couldn’t get into trouble at school and have her called in during the week. “They were really supportive,” she says. […]

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Lessons from a historical grifter Dear commies, socialists, atheists, feminists and other assorted anti-national readers of this liberal rag—today is your lucky day. Since I saw that most of you were so interested in my forthcoming classes at JNU, I thought I’d give you all a taste of what you’re missing by giving you a […]

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