Starting Your Journey

I remember sitting across from a startup founder, listening intently as he outlined his vision for a new venture. His eyes were filled with the excitement of...

Practical Parenting Strategies

Protect Childhood with a Weekly Rhythm: Create a schedule that balances academics with play and rest. This rhythm should protect the essence of childhood, mu...

Everyday India as a Learning Ground

I remember the moment distinctly. It was a humid afternoon in Mumbai, and I found myself at a local kirana shop, waiting for my turn to pay for a packet of l...

Unlearning School Lessons

Last week, I found myself in a conversation with a young founder about the value of mistakes. She was stuck in the belief that every misstep was a mark again...

Play: The Original Classroom

Last week, I found myself strolling through a park in Pune, and I was struck by a scene that seemed both familiar and almost foreign in its rarity. A group o...

Fostering Agency and Autonomy

I've been thinking about the concept of agency and autonomy, especially as I watch my children grow and interact with the world. Parenting in India, often co...

The Value of Unstructured Time

I was sitting in my clinic last Tuesday when a strange thought struck me. Between consultations, I found myself with ten glorious minutes of nothing to do. N...

Curiosity as Curriculum

I’ve often found myself struck by the sheer wonder that children naturally possess. The other day, I watched my niece spend an entire afternoon squatting ove...

Respecting Young Minds

As I sat in my clinic last week, the clamor of the waiting room filled with patients and anxious parents seeking guidance, I couldn't help but recall an inte...

The Nursery Admission Frenzy

I've been thinking about the peculiar madness that descends upon Indian metros every year around nursery admission time. It's a frenzy that begins long befor...