July 2018 This is Namita who studied with me all the time I was in India. She eventually went out on her own and is now working in a call center in Gurgaon. We got together when I was back in July. She has grown to be a delightful young woman. Sister Suja (right) was...
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Redressing gender imbalances, life in India, CEDAW, the making of the play SPOILED, and many other topics were covered on the WSLR program “On the Red Couch.” Listen here. Rachel and I would love to know your thoughts. Contact me at...
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How about adopting this birthday tradition? Birthdays are a big deal in many parts of India. Some widely respected traditions include wearing new clothes, blessing parents, feeding others birthday cake – often including some messy frosting face smearing –...
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An outing: six of the girls from Holy Family, a visiting colleague from the US, and yours truly went to the Nehru Museum and Planetarium last Saturday. I take as many girls as my car can hold (six if they’re older, eight if they’re little) on different...
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