“What did you do over summer break?”
My favourite back-to-school activity was always the summer recap essay. Year after [...]
Lamps, Rugs, and Bulletin Boards
I spent nine years teaching public school. First as a middle school [...]
Mr. Arya’s School — High Ground in the Flood of Poverty
Welcome to Mr. Arya's School. His school sits in the middle of [...]
Shake Your Sillies Out: It’s Back to School Time!
I always get a bit nostalgic this time of year. We're [...]
Holding Hands: A New Kind of Freedom
Growing up, freedom to me looked like letting go of my [...]
Am I Doing Enough: The Unthinkable Realities of Child Labor
Meet Harini, Aditi, and Saachi. They live in the capital [...]
Don’t Look Away: Sexual Abuse is Real
This is painful, but please don’t look away. For over 2,000 years, [...]
Safe and Sound: Why we’re building a bigger shelter
This is Kala. She was born to Dalit parents who are manual [...]
You Can’t Keep A Good Woman Down: Nira’s Fight for Freedom
Born into a family of all sisters, Nira’s parents dedicated her at [...]
From Iowa to India
Journeys that Define Us There’s a steamer trunk in my living room. [...]