Ensuring rights and reputations

The recent kerfuffle over the debate on Sri Lanka in the British House of Commons seems to me profoundly interesting not so much for what it tells us about Britain, but for what it reveals about ourselves. Or, rather, it confirms aspects of our political culture that should have been obvious before, but always astonish when they recur again and again.

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Access equals ability - an Indian perspective

I walk up the ramp and ring the bell and am welcomed by Ubbu’s barking. Her mistress, Shivani Gupta, watches indulgently from her wheelchair. “I hope you are not afraid of dogs, Ubbu wants to know everyone who comes.”

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Do your best as parents

I totally agree with Dr. Keerthi Jayasekera’s views on “Right to Die” that appeared in the Daily News paper recently. Let me express my genuine views about this matter. I am a mother of three daughters. So, I know how parents feel about their children.

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