Category Archives: Index
A great interview.
For the second time in less than two decades India is having the great reservation debate. While no one questions the merits of the need to solve problems faced by the underprivileged in India, I personally do question the case … Continue reading
Comment Spam
I am again hit by comment spam – so I am closing all comments for the time being. I am sure you will be able to find my email if you have to contact me
Remembering Shakti – Left me wanting more
Yesterday night I attended concert by Shakti at the Basel Stadt Casino – with John McLaughlin (guitar), Zakir Hussain (tabla), U. Srinivas (mandolin), Selvaganesh (mridangam, ghata and kanjira) and Shankar Mahadevan (vocals). It was a very good fusion music evening. … Continue reading
Fasnacht Diary from Basel
Nick from Basel who is an active Fasnachter this year has written a diary about his experience. I found it very good read – especially as it gave insights to the fun that Fasnachters themselves have. I was lucky myself … Continue reading
Forts of Maharashtra – aerial views
Indu has posted some beautiful pictures of forts from Maharashtra. Its very rare to get to see such beautiful aerial pictures from India. I have never been to any of these forts though – yet! More here
The growing influence of English as a foreign language
(and the reduced influence of English as a native language) The British Council has come up with an interesting report on the future of English. Here is the list of major languages used around the world today. No surprises for … Continue reading
The coming of internalised Superpowers
China and India are the most talked about emerging economies of the world today. China is already the second largest economy in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) and India is close to edging out Japan to be number three. … Continue reading
Asha for Education – Photo Exhibition
Recently two students from ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Zurich visited all the Asha Zurich projects in India and documented the work using photographs. Few exhibitions are being planned across Switzerland of these photographs. More details are here (in German.)
Getting up early!
Steve Pavlina has written a very good article on getting up early. He says: ……The solution was to go to bed when I’m sleepy (and only when I’m sleepy) and get up with an alarm clock at a fixed time … Continue reading
Nach Baliye
Update: Nach Baliye was quite a great evening. I enjoyed it every bit – and from the way crowd was swaying to DJ Chilli’s beats – I am quite sure they too did. And then I learned some new skills … Continue reading