When they’re 64 – Today’s parents are not sure they will get their children’s support in their old age

This is an edited version of a conversation at the Jaipur Literature Festival, 2013, between Kishwar Desai, Jaishree Misra, and Rohini Nilekani, as part of the Rajasthan Patrika Series.     Often, I find myself wishing that the subject of my book, “Stillborn” was not as relevant as it is today. But when we look […]

Rohini Nilekani and Sridhar Sarathy with kids in the Akshara Khazana library. JUNIPER Networks, Inc has committed US$34,080 to Akshara Foundation over three years to fund the creation of a children’s library and an Educational Resource Centre (ERC). The new library and resource centre were inaugurated by T M Vijay Bhaskar, IAS, Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education, Education […]

1 in 4 people in the world will be affected by mental health disorders at some point in their lives. How can all persons with mental illness have access to care and support to live to their full potential?     View PDF

Bangalore is a Happening City. We’ve heard it so many times. But what does that mean? Did the people of Magadha say it was a happening city? Or the citizens of Awadh? Or nearer in time, did Bombayites think their city was happening? And did this actually start getting said because the city in some […]