Category Archives: India/Kerala
Reservation and the real problem
The story about the reservation saga continues in India. I am sure this will also whimper down like the Mandal Commission protest in 1991. The problem is that there is a problem in India – and we are no where … Continue reading
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
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 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
India 700k Project
Objective: Bring rural development work done by Govt, NGO programs, individuals onto the same page by building an integrated webpage for every village, leaving no village behind What is new? 12/30 – Irlad village details added. Added several web-based administrative functions … Continue reading
Dressing Smartly – and weather friendly
I was just reading an essay by Sachidananda Murthy on The Week of 22 Jan 2006. He writes about the changes in weather and the pains in dressing appropriately. He goes on to talk about some smart technology being developed … Continue reading
Tatas – an interesting account!
[Thanks to Vinod and Indu for your digging around - This article is by Suhel Seth and published in Asian Age, Published on 06/05/2004 (see here); But my thoughts on the article is still valid!] Here is note supposedly from Lakshmi … Continue reading
IA to be called ‘Indian’ now
I just saw the new avatar of Indian Airlines as Indian. Somehow it feels a bit me-too – a la Srilankan for example. And the first impression looking at the image is not very great either. I read somewhere … Continue reading
India’s shining cases: PCOs, Sulabh
The revelation is contained in prominent economist and former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan’s newest book, The Future of India: Politics, Economics and Governance. Based on 24 case studies conducted in 12 countries, Jalan says that in India, two noteworthy examples … Continue reading
Voting via SMS?
Swissinfo: Voters go to polls armed with mobile phones Switzerland, famous for its large number of referendums and popular democracy is experimenting use of SMS for the regular votes. Rightly I think this approach might actually change the voting habits … Continue reading