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The Time for Truth
Remember the time when the pundits predicted India would emerge as a developed country by such and such time? India was supposed to surpass China in economic might. Well its time to wake up and face...
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A Perspective on India
Post independence India developed strategic ties with Soviet Union. It was key to India’s developmental goals. The Soviet model appealed to the intelligentsia as it was an assertion of...
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Where is the Indian brand…?
There was a time when the TV had an Indian brand name. The circuits were generally made in India. Today the scenario suggests that Indian manufacturing is dead. Is it possible to bring Indian...
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Challenge of numbers – Development III
Demographic challenges in India are too many. First of all there are a huge number of first generation learners. The children of parents who are not educated themselves pose a different challenge to...
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The paisa that goes wandering!
3060- Schoolchildren in Kausani (Photo credit: dlisbona) The nickels and dimes we were supposed to save disappear in the sundry taxes meant to spread education among those who struggle through life....
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We don’t need no education…
English: Simple of “Another brick in the wall” Español: Disco simple de “Another brick in the wall” (Photo credit: Wikipedia) There was a time in my life when the Greeks hadn’t invaded maths. The sums...
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Why are school buses yellow? Read Science and Technology
Read Science and Technology. From: Stumbleupon English: A 2010 Girardin MB-II school bus belonging to Boston Public Schools. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In 1939, using $5000 in funding from the...
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The (un)intellectual me!
I belong to the “genre” of the pseudo intellectuals. Although I have a certain stoop and wear glasses – I also have a mane of hair that “true-born” intellectuals should have as part of the uniform, I...
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A brief note on human kind
The scientists have told us that the humans are a unique species on planet earth. They grow food, whereas the animals find food where ever they may be, that is why you find cows placidly congregating...
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Graffiti: A review
From bulls on the road to academic inertia, from walls across borders to Nixon’s Watergate, Graffiti had its plate full again. Meanwhile, Global notes separated from Graffiti [Wall that knows] to find...
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Unapologetically nostalgic: Occupations that may not be common now
The Charpoy There used to be a person who would mend string cots. The cots were used as primary furniture to rest in the afternoon, sleep in the night. These were, I believe the furniture used in rural...
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Cheering, infuriating summer
Mangoes are summer fruits The summer in the north, after a spell of bitter cold brings good cheer, as the sun is warm and the air is pleasant. However, this doesn’t last. The summers come into their...
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Democracy: For or against!
There was a very interesting debate in BBC (March 15 2014, 14:40 to 15:40) in Intelligence Squared. The motion was “Democracy not always the best form of government”. There was one gentleman who was...
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Politics, cronyism and the masses
Conventional wisdom says that finite resources and huge population plays havoc. This post postulates that the masses have never had access to the finite resources and those who had were the few who...
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Marketing the neta
I could fill these pages with how the US and India are two great democracies. I could go on about what that means to the people of India. But realities are what we are interested in. As Graffiti [Wall...
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On Graffiti
A word leads to a paragraph, and the paragraph culminates in a post. A moment of distress is experienced between the first and second paragraph, toying with elements in a phrase to shape a sentence...
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Unapologetically nostalgic: Ads from the past
I remember an ad for a brand of soap, that was economical enough to be used by the whole family. The soap could be used to wash hands, bathe, etc. The ad emphasized it’s health giving qualities, it’s...
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