Reaching Out

Small, barely four centimeters, that is And already reaching out to loved ones Touching them in ways not experienced before…

Unopened Windows

How do you thank a friend who opens the little windows in one’s mind that has remained shut so far?…

Taheera’s Story

Mehboob sits next to Taheera, his four-year-old daughter. Cross-legged on her bed, she rattles away names of people who have…

No Rest for the Weary

Dhroom, click, snip, thunk, dhroom. These are sounds that defy the silence of the night, past midnight. The dhroom is…

Obrigado, Bapoo

If you had been there, you would have never believed that Bapoo, my 94-year-old father, had late-stage dementia. I had…

Keeper of Little Secrets

It is Family Day (Sunday February, 2015) and Taheera and Fazilla, the super aunts, and we, the grandparents arrive at…