Todays’ reading recommendations – what is Rahul Gandhi’s religion, how Thums Up fought back, the futile attempt to revive the Commonwealth, the sexual harassment saga in the US (can’t their men keep their zips zipped?), and Google Street Art.
The single most important question that dominated Indian Main Stream Media, was not the economy, jobs, security, the Rafael deal, the death of a judge, but what is Rahul Gandhi’s religion. Yup. Mr Gandhi’s religion – or lack of it- is going to create jobs, sort of security, solve murders, and bring good cheer to the world. And, this is when he is the leader of an opposition party with less than 10% of the seats in parliament. indeed 🙂
How Thums up is poised to become the largest selling cola, in coca cola’s portfolio. A brand left to die, revived by a brilliant ad campaign, and dedicated consumers.
As Britain gets of out of Brexit, it looks like reviving other alliances. The key one being the Commonwealth – a collection of nations once part of the British Empire. And, India is looking at playing a larger role in this reconstituted Commonwealth. I believe that the idea of the Commonwealth is bizarre – akin to women raped by a single man, getting together to ‘celebrate’ their common bond.
The anti sexual harassment fightback in the US claims two more predators. The first is Andy Rubin creator of Android, and the second is news anchor Matt Lauer. One day, Indian women will be comfortable talking about this, without powerful men and women being able to cover it up.
If you like watching documentaries, as I do, here is a list of 15 docu series you may like to watch. I am going to watch Conflict this weekend – the story of photographers, and how they portray conflict
Google has a fantastic street art project, with street art from across the world. You can while away hours on this. They have some exhibits from Delhi. I am guessing this is work in progress. There are audio tours too. My personal favourite is the Talking Walls of Buenos Aires – the colours and vibrancy are ufff…