Its amazing how we take so much for granted in our lives. We at MAD do so much to ensure that our kids get quality education. We prepare the best syllabus for them, we make sure they never miss a class, that they get to attend the best schools by means of scholarship, are able to attend camps, events  and so on. And yet there are some things we just cannot anticipate that end up ruining all our plans.
I had a harsh reminder of this last week when I made …

A short write up about the not very popular orphanage “Valsalya Bhavan” and my experience with the kids there.
Valsalya Bhavan is a drop-in-centre for girls who are on the street. The centre was started as a part of the Valsalya Project, a sexual health project for the street/working children.
At present, there are 20 inmates at the Valsalya Bhavan. All 20 girls are school going children between the age of 5 and 18. Most of the children are migrants from other states like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Goa and Tamil Nadu. After …