South Asians talking to each other
It looks like a beautiful forest glade, perhaps just outside a village. You can hear the birds in the background as the blindfolded men are led one by one to stand by a wall. Each stands mute and still as the another one is led and positioned next to him by his own uniformed escort.
What’s [...]
Hey India - Got some books you don’t want but don’t have the heart to throw out? wouldn’t it be great to know the details of an NGO that’s collecting books to start libraries in tiny poor villages in the hinterland?
Are you in search of a regular supplier of organic veges in Mumbai? Well, there [...]
Two things. If I could just wave my wand and “change” something in South Asia, there are two things I would take care of immediately. Only then, I am convinced, would the hard-working, long-suffering people of the region get the better society they deserve.
Maybe not all rainbows and streets of gold, but certainly an [...]
Kashmir schools have opened again today after more than 100 days of curfews. Parents are torn between having to choose between the present safety of their children, and ensuring their futures.
Hurriyat Chairman Syeed Ali Geelani is telling parents to keep their kids home because the majority of the people killed in the violence since June [...]
The official website of the 2010 Commonwealth Games features on its front page, a prominent countdown to the very second the Games are scheduled to begin.
It also features the blog of its infamous, corruption tainted chairman Suresh Kalmadi. “We are focused on delivering a great Games” writes Mr Kalmadi, “yes we can do it…”
While the [...]
