Many people round the world seem to asking this question after the Mumbai Attacks and I am surprised to read so many yes! Kent at Gonomad says-
Last night while out for dinner a friend who read yesterdays blog about traveling to different and so called dangerous places had a question. It was prompted by the [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Will You Be Traveling to India Now?
Published by November 30th, 2008 in India, Terrorism and Travel. 0 CommentsAnnie Paul has an interesting e-conversation.
N. ..It is high time India stops sending missions to the moon and starts focusing on national security.4 hours ago
Annie writes a thoughtful post.
I too sent ‘are you okay’ messages. Scrolling down my phone list and scanning names, I was reminded of the time I had sent out similar messages, [...]
Respect the victims
Published by November 28th, 2008 in Geopolitics, Media, Terrorism and World. 0 CommentsVamsee Juluri asks the Western Press to be fair and professional:
Why is this a terrorist attack “in” India, as everyone is saying, and not “on” India?
Why then, was 9/11 an attack “on” America and not “in” America?
This little difference has a huge consequence for how we understand and deal with terrorism today. The world press [...]
With respect and gratitude
Published by November 28th, 2008 in Announcement, India and Terrorism. 0 CommentsHere’s an appeal that was forwarded to us:
For the protectors of Mumbai / Bombay
With respect and gratitude.
Our brave police, armed forces and firefighters have been putting their lives at risk to bring our city back to normal. Many have died.
We often criticise them vociferously; we probably will do so again. And we should. Later.
But now [...]
Mumbai in pictures
Published by November 28th, 2008 in India, Photoblog, Photography and Terrorism. 0 Commentscode clicks n caffeine has posted a compilation of around 40 pictures on the happenings in mumbai. If you still have the appetite for such pictures…
[Thanks, gfx].
Kapil Bhatia shares his thoughts.
The news was shocking. But the loud explosion sounds were scary and reminded me of the afternoon from the Mumbai ‘93 blasts.
aRzan posts a picture and some links.
Sangeetha wonders whether the middle class is off the terrorist radar.
The twitter world is abuzz.
Vinu has been posting pictures on his photostream.
Manish Vij is [...]
“His last words still echo in my ears…. agar mask ka wait kiya to woh mar jayenge… aise hi chal,” “He jumped and so did I. I was the last man to see him conscious before I fell myself and in those 30 to 60 seconds we were down there, all I remember is how he [...]
I did not feel like arguing when one of my teachers said…”if we strictly interpret the Indian copyright act, every individual in the metros at least, would have to be jailed for at least a year”
Suren says copyright violation in India is that rampant.
The recession hasn’t dented Kiran’s sense of humour:
Anyway, this post is about the recession and the fact that there is definitely lesser money floating around therefore one has to pull up one’s metaphoric socks or pull ups or adult diapers depending on which stage of life one is in, although seeing the EMIs we owe [...]
The Esteemed Soul and I share a work space so there is no way whatsoever of avoiding each other. She tends to have a problem with everything. Why is she wearing orange? Why is the AC making the floor so cold? Why is boss late? Why is boss early? Why is there so much traffic [...]
Thought Safari can’t let go of the memories of college, like many of us:
And he is says… Its the same thing…. that was probably the last time ever, when we were living free of any compromise. We were not spending our days thinking of what people would think of us, of how our actions were [...]
‘What an Indian Banker might be feeling right now..’
Published by November 26th, 2008 in Economy and Humour. 0 CommentsDoes It Matter says he must be regretting the fact that he isn’t an American Banker:
Was it my fault?
- That I was not born in the United States of America
- That I did not even study there, despite all the options - the GREs , GMATs & the TOEFLs ?
- That I did not even [...]
‘Mothers as economic beings’
Published by November 26th, 2008 in Caste, Dalit, Economy and Women. 0 CommentsAnu talks about the Dalit woman as an economic being:
As a working individual, a dalit woman takes up jobs, sometimes as early as a 10-11yr old, and continues working right until she is totally incapacitated due to age or disease. Child rearing happens right in the middle of her most productive years labor-wise. The resources [...]
Nisheeth posts a play- this is unabashedly a play written by a student of IIT Madras, for his college peers resident in the Godavari Hostel and with several people he knew at the time as his characters, he says. His very own bildungsroman, he calls it. An excerpt from Act I:
Mom: Why don’t you show [...]
Lucy has ‘had so much time on my hand while stuck in traffic jams’ that she has used it to devise ways to sail through traffic during peak hours:
3. Never, ever stay behind city buses. How come people have not learned this? I see vehicles stuck behind city buses at city bus stops everyday!
4. If [...]
Do you feel any happier when your bank or insurance company sends you an email/postal mail wishing you on your birthday/anniversary? I don’t think most people do.
Anurag Gaggar is of the view that companies which send out automated emails need to rethink.
Job hunting in a recession
Published by November 25th, 2008 in Economy, Education and Humour. 0 CommentsThis is what Phoenix, of graduating class of ‘09, IITD, can be found doing these days:
Wonder how the hell to tell someone “about yourself”
Curse companies that did not shortlist you, every single time after that initial cray buzz goes in the campus whenever one is out
Wonder just what is my greatest strength
Curse [...]
Psych Babbler senses discrimination at the Indian embassy in Sydney:
I guess what pisses me off more is that Indians complain about racism from the ‘whites’. Well, I have so far not felt discriminated against by a single Aussie — ‘whites’ included. I have even been to the likes of Newcastle where I stand out big [...]
Bindu rediscovers them:
Now as we drove over to the public library after finding these books on the catalog online, we could remember exactly how exciting this process of discovering a stash of books used to be when we were young! Nothing has changed, and it’s been almost 25 years!
Abhijit calls it the sweetest Indian love story:
I have not come across a more romantic English novel by an Indian author.
Set in Narayan’s fictional town of Malgudi, the plot is simple. A man teaching English in a college gets married, has a daughter and a few years later his wife dies of typhoid. The rest [...]
Changing ideas
Published by November 25th, 2008 in Books, Capitalism, Development, Economy and Theory. 0 CommentsAruna Srinivasan shares her views on two recently published books:
Continuing my reflection on which “ism” is actually good - (refer to my previous post on 30th September 08 ) I came across two different perspectives in the past few days. One is Booker Prize winner Arvind Adiga’s Fiction “White Tiger,” and the other a forthcoming [...]
What’s that? Kiruba explains:
The first Wikipedia Academy got off to a nice start today. For those of you new to the concept, its an effort to teach and encourage more people to contribute to Wikipedia in terms of knowledge. Most of us just consume Wikipedia but don’t bother to edit or add any information. The [...]
Twisted DNA tells you how, explaining what she really means when she says something, and what you should do under said circumstances:
What she says: Why are you behaving like this? Why are you so irritable and argumentative today?
What it means: She has PMS
How to handle it: Use the normal protocol to handle PMS. Agree with [...]
An eye-catching illustration for a children’s book by Priya, another interesting artist, who blogs here.
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