…can we hope for more fresh air. And better features? And better editorial content? And yes, certainly a better Sunday newspaper as Uma MD says here (oops, her title for this post is the same as mine – can I claim I thought of it first in my mind?) Today’s Time of India carries a… Continue reading Now that there is light…
Author: charukesi
The education “system”
Update: Came across this very interesting piece on Robert Paterson’s blog. It ends with In short: As connectedness transforms knowledge, our education system is swinging–running–in the other direction. Do read it fully – Robert has linked to the original piece by David Weinberger there on his post. Found two pieces of writing on the education… Continue reading The education “system”
The new(s) paper tigers
Times of India + Mumbai Mirror = Over 100 pages Times of India clearly believes in the platter approach – offer all kinds of readers all kinds of news (or whatever) – in the form of different supplements. Apart from the regular Bombay Times and Property (or is it Education) supplements, I now get an… Continue reading The new(s) paper tigers
Innovation or jugaad?
Great cover story on Outlook – Gram By Microgram . Across rural India, Indians have turned serious innovators. These are the stories of individuals, practitioners of rustic science that is compelling, practical and applicable… Called the Sci tech Special, this issue has some very interesting stories, including a wishlist from the President, Mr Kalam. Incidentally,… Continue reading Innovation or jugaad?
HW R U?
My husband received this sms last evening from a client who has recently moved abroad – HI (NAME SPELT WRONG) HW R U? Nice ‘thinking of you’ message – except 1. this was not written by a 13 year old, as you may have immediately thought (as I did – what with the all caps… Continue reading HW R U?
Two wonderful new blogs
This is about a couple of wonderful blogs (and of course, the people behind them) I came across recently – The first is Eileen’s All over the map. She lives in Delhi and currently has a very interesting A – Z on Delhi going on at her blog. She has reached G now, starting with… Continue reading Two wonderful new blogs
On being a female body
In the last few days, I have come across three different posts / discussions which have left me feeling shaken and stirred. These writings in isolation are disturbing enough but reading them one after the other makes me think very uncomfortable thoughts. They are all on the subject of sexual harrasment – in some form… Continue reading On being a female body
Info on the London bombings
In the wake of the terrible bomb blasts in London, here are some updates I found on blogging resources… Here is the wiki take on this – and the guardian blog – both with dynamic content, reporting from the site, as it were. And on flickr, I found a forum already formed and discussions on… Continue reading Info on the London bombings
Musing on rain…
Just got back from a couple of days in Delhi – as usual, happy to be back in Bombay. Just being in Bombay makes me feel that all is well with the world (ok, here I push the Worli image and other such disturbing thoughts from my mind, just for a moment, ok). Good to… Continue reading Musing on rain…
Scenes from Worli seaface
Update : Yazad has pointed out the Livelihood Freedom Campaign Petition which is a movement by the CSS to address the plight of street entrepreneurs who work without any kind of legal backing, making them vulnerable to harrassment and restrictions.. Please go and sign the petition here… *** Sitting here in Delhi on work, my… Continue reading Scenes from Worli seaface