[5th February 2013]
My stepfather John died two years ago of dementia. The disease turned him from a witty, gentlemanly man into a snarling, violent, distressed and emaciated one. My mother, a strong, wonderful woman, seriously contemplated suicide. You can read her story here.
My mother's dreadful experience ...
[10th January 2013]
I can finally announce, with great delight, that I'll be giving a fourteen minute talk about sanitation, shit and toilets at TED2013 in Long Beach, California, on February 28. The conference is called The Young, the Wise and the Undiscovered. I know I'm not the ...
[29th December 2012]
I wrote about periods, and how they relate to 23% of Indian girls dropping out of school permanently, for the New York Times. The link to the Great Wash Yatra is wrong: this is the right one. Below, on the last day of ...
[26th November 2012]
I wrote about CLTS, the Great Wash Yatra and what to do about Indian toiletlessness, for Scientific American. Here is a boy showing a new latrine in Lokhara, Bihar, that was built in a few hours by the women of the household. ...
[5th November 2012]
Neelam is 14 years old. She has a narrow, pretty face. Her hair is long and black. Her uniform has been torn and repaired. Unusually for an Indian schoolgirl – at least the ones I have met – she has bare legs. Neelam goes to ...
[24th October 2012]
Here is the US jacket for Ninety Percent of Everything. I love it. Due to be published in August. I'll upload the UK one soon.
[15th October 2012]
