Aao School Chale ….
August 9, 2010One of the parameters of development is girls going to school. For me, there are few more uplifting sights than mothers taking their kids to school
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Jhing Chik Jhing – Director’s vision
April 27, 2010Our film Jhing Chik Jhing is up for release in June. Based in rural Maharashtra, with the backdrop of agrarian debt & farmer suicide, the story is that of a boy – Shyam (Chinmay Kambli – best actor MaTa Sanman, Maharashtra state…
Problem with Labels – Right, Left, Liberal etal
March 14, 2010I spent 90 odd minutes today debating – “challenging Left Liberalism” on the offstumped community portal I am pretty much a Liberal centrist moderate who has a 10 degree oscillation on issues to the left and right. There are policy issues on…
Review – Flow for the Love of Water
October 4, 2009Irena Salina’s film “Flow – For the Love of Water ” aka “Flow – How did a handful of corporations steal our water” is a well made documentary that looks at the issues regarding clean portable (drinkable) water to the world’s population…
Inspirations – John Maynard Keynes
July 9, 2009(Inspirations – a series that is reproduction of interesting speeches and writings. It is not about a writer’s block – i keep battling those – but more because these are readings / writings that inspired me at a certain point in life…
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Food for Thought
June 8, 2009After a few weeks of being immersed in Disaster Risk Reduction – thanks to the documentary, Farmer Suicides and the way out – thanks to our Marathi feature film “Jhing Chik Jhing”, and politics & elections – thanks to the elections; I…
Elections 2009 – A Wish List
May 18, 2009Dear Government, Good to know that you are off life support and on your own two feet. One hopes that you can move full steam ahead and deliver things that your earlier version couldn’t. Given that you are fighting fit, here are…
Nationalisation Buzz
January 26, 2009The nationalization buzz – seems to be growing. i seem to be picking up the ‘n’ word everywhere i turn. when banks or companies collapse due to mismanagement and tax payers money is used to bail them out, then the tax payer…
Links & More
October 16, 2008Stuff that made me – in no particular order – think, chortle, smirk, snigger , slurp, nod my head wisely, with sorrow, and in a wtf mode. I shan’t identify which is what …coz it will be fun a year later to…
Quoted for Truth
December 26, 2007another gem from stumbleupon Why Solar Power is On the Back Burner.