We went back to the old age home last evening. They look for donations to buy provisions and we had offered to buy their sugar every month. Our point of contact earlier and yesterday was Sunaina. Sunaina is always neatly dressed, her sari pinned up and face bright and smiling as she welcomed us. She… Continue reading Thank you for the sugar, madam
On multiplex books and Local
How do people who have a full time job find time to read? Here I have been, hardly a month into my job and it feels like all reading has stopped. I try. Oh, I try very hard. I keep a book open on my way to work – 21 long kilometeres of car ride… Continue reading On multiplex books and Local
Genuine degree for sale
I got this via email : sick of making minimum wage A Genuine College Degree in 2 Weeks Have you ever thought that the only thing stopping you from a a great job and better pay was a few letters behind your name? Well now you can get them. BA-BSc-MA-MSc-MBA-PHD -Within 2 weeks- -No Study… Continue reading Genuine degree for sale
New blog discoveries
Neha at desipundit points to this blog which airs the unheard voices of the HIV infected in India. Lives in focus is an excellent concept – Using video, audio and photographs, this website presents the voices of those who are rarely given space or time in traditional news media. Their latest post has this startling… Continue reading New blog discoveries
The old and the forgotten
We spent part of Diwali morning at a home for the aged. Fifty old women, all of whom have lost their husbands are living alone. As in, living together, all alone. When I called the trustee in the morning to ask if there was anything in particular they needed that we could take with us,… Continue reading The old and the forgotten
Hiv-hope news updates
The Science blog had carried this piece recently, HIV Mortality in India Drops with Introduction of Generic Antiretroviral Therapy. The survival rate of HIV-infected patients in India has risen in response to a 20-fold drop in the price of antiretroviral therapy (ART). The piece ends with this very important point. Making HIV-infected people aware of… Continue reading Hiv-hope news updates
French fried on words & pictures
This is a refreshing take on the Neil-French-maid-crap-WPP issue. Jamie of the pictures has the issue French-fried thusly. (click and view larger image) Which also lets me link to this fabulous blog I discovered – words & pictures. Graham, the words in this team says this – It’s predictable, but still disappointing, that most of… Continue reading French fried on words & pictures
Blog Quake Day
Today is Blog Quake Day, a fine blogging effort initiated by desipundit. The best resource I can point you towards is the South Asia Quake Help blog. Reuters’ AlertNet has updated news on the relief operations and also a list of organizations to which you can contribute. Please take the Blog Quake Day message forward.… Continue reading Blog Quake Day
Cola wars: heads up!
Clearly this one is not for the straw-sipping wimps. Aamir Khan in Coke’s latest piyo sar utha ke ad. A series of images of people raising their heads, in different emotions – in prayer, in gratitude, in hope, in celebration, in joy, in relief… And Aamir Khan in the end, raising a Coke bottle to… Continue reading Cola wars: heads up!
Babies for sale online
The BBC reports that advertisements for babies have been appearing on the Chinese counterpart of eBay, Eachnet. China’s strict “one child” birth control policy, coupled with the traditional bias for male children, has led to widespread reports of child abductions, and several people have been sentenced to death for their part in smuggling rings. .… Continue reading Babies for sale online