Posts Tagged ‘Development’

The New Year has been good. I haven’t had a single day off
January started with me traveling to Shimla for a shoot. The story is that of communities – and how they understand, appreciate and prepare to beat the effects of natural hazards.
Shimla lies in an earthquake prone zone. The last earthquake struck [...]

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It is not just Narendra Modi who stands in the dock. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has just joined the ranks of those who use terror to subjugate their own people. The Chief Minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has been as callous as Modi when discussing the violence in Nandigram:
”I stick to that. Some people are [...]

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James Watson seems to have been infected with the Prince Phillip Syndrome – this is a syndrome when otherwise intelligent men open their mouth in public and plunge head long into it…..
It is also sad to see once brilliant men, instead of evolving with society and new thoughts — remaining fossilzed in the past especially [...]

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In another world, another time, this could be a name for a cola variant in MAD magazine. Unfortunately, in our world it is a term that is used to describe colas with large doses of pesticide. Naturally the reaction to it is mixed. The Cola companies are defending their position and rubbishing the CSE [...]

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Two very different kind of stories that caught the eye today. One of a girl who said NO.
When 13-year-old Minati Gagaria from Orissa bags a bravery award from President A P J Abdul Kalam on Wednesday, she will symbolise a punchy protest against the ancient tribal custom of child marriages. Gagaria, who had almost [...]

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Three very different pieces of data
There will be 18 million orphans to the AIDS epedimic in Africa by the end of this decade.
95% of children with AIDS, across the world, are not receiving any treatment.
And the Pope recommends abstinence over safe sex.
I had blogged about the last of the three statements here.

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For me, development is not the number of roads we build or flashy flyovers or cars on the road. For the simple reason that there will always be those in society who have the money and power to demand and receive it.
For me, development is the sight of children from abjectly poor backgrounds, [...]

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About 15 months ago -has it only been that long? – i was in Marathwada making a documentary on Self Help Groups set up by destitute women that form the basis of bare foot capitalism. Starting with nothing these women have built up amazing capital – in the form of goats.The women [...]

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Cylcone Pyar hit AP and caused destruction to life and property.
Almost with cyclical efficience, cyclones have hit AP this year destroying property and life. Around a 60 dead (officially) and 200,000 displaced – evacuated with monotonous efficiency by the armed forces. Yet, if you read the press, or blogdom – there is nary a comment [...]

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The Day has arrived. And after an extensive search through Indian blogdom – this week’s Bharateeya Blog Mela is finally in place. Thank you for all those who nominated. And as usual, this task would have been chaotic without Bloglines.
Announcements
JK at Varnam announces the setting up of the new History Blog – The [...]

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