In the waiting room of Dr. Kumar’s Eye Clinic, we stood out. We were the only foreigners and the two middle-aged sisters who were...

Where are your shoes? What time do we leave? Did you have food this morning? What time does it start? What day are we required to show...

The kids kept adding names to the list while they sat knee-to-knee in Indu’s one-room home drawing Christmas trees, adding sparkles and...

Dealing with the new normal in India. Being in India is never easy, it’s never calm, it’s never boring and it’s never without small and...

Riya Is Gone - Born August 7, 2015 - Died August 24, 2016 In the Hindu religion there are numerous goddesses. In the slum community,...

We are forever grateful to these two groups of students from Canada and Australia, and their selfless teachers, who encourage and inspire...

“Whoa, whoa” will forever be on repeat in my mind. I hope I never forget the way the corner of her little mouth moved up and to the left...

Riya was just three days old and weighed about two pounds when her mother, Neelam, who was barely into her twenties, died in a government...

Saturday at Indu’s Excellent Tuition Centre is reserved for making a beautiful mess using coloured paper, sparkles, crayons, glue,...

Getting on the property ladder in Saki Naka The Marwah side of the slum is currently a hive of building activity. Porous rust-coloured...