But what we’d all really enjoy is to wake up on December 3 and find that World Disability Day has been cancelled.

Those who have spoken eloquently in memory of Keshav and in praise of his life are doing it because they can still imagine the possibility of change.

Insensitive photo-ops by those in power need to be a thing of the past.

The Dehradun Disability Forum, an alliance of over 20 disability rights organisations in Dehradun, has issued a public statement regarding calling the incident illegal and morally wrong.

Its high time we stamp out the detrimental misconception about a causal link between vaccinations and autism.

Mathematics is every bit as important as reading and writing. Children should enter school with an appreciation for the world of numbers.

We give our children the greatest possible gift when we share with them the magic of books and introduce them to the world of imagination.

As a culture, we don’t do well with death. Maybe we can bring up our children with different examples of how to cope with death than the ones we were given by our parents.

The good news is that what’s good for the children is just as good for their parents.

The understanding that everyone has a part to play and that there are no free rides in life will stand children in good stead as they grow up.

Kavi's delayed development occurred within a context of poverty, abuse and neglect. We can't save him while ignoring his sister – who is likely being abused – and his mother – who escaped an abusive marriage and is struggling to support herself and her two children.

Rote learning divorced from practical hands-on experience not only kills curiosity and joy in children but also effectively robs them of useful knowledge, self-confidence and genuine skills.

Young schoolchildren have to cope with a strange environment for many hours with other unfamiliar children and teachers. What makes matters worse is the language of instruction that is often not their mother tongue.

While it is important to keep speaking to your kids, it turns out kids learn a lot more when you read to them.

Whatever the politics, the impact of trauma on children’s emotional, cognitive and physical development is well understood. It is nothing less than catastrophic.

If adults abuse people who are different from them, emboldened by political leaders and the political environment, kids take their cues from adults.

Child abuse is more frequent and closer to us than we acknowledge. In fact, every other child in India has been sexually abused. So why don't kids tell us about it?

In India, where millions of children are growing up in less than perfect environments for their development, their wellbeing could not be more precarious.

A recent case of sexual assault on a young girl with a disability made it clear that in order to get justice, you still need proactive, persistent help and friends in high places.