Cram Junkies
I am not familiar with a Korean cram school equivalent in India though the unscrupulous coaching centers come pretty close. That said, the cram school sounds like torture that even Indian kids don’t go through and that is saying a lot. When the stakes are so incredibly high, often the end justifies the means - [...]
Irresponsible India not part of cluster bomb ban treaty
It is very sad that the country that boasts of Mahatma Gandhi as the father of the nation and won independence on the policy of non-violence (ahimsa) was not part of the treaty to ban cluster bombs.
Reduce and Reuse the traditional Indian way
Ah, the good old days before plastic infiltrated the Indian lifestyle!
Do you remember the days when our grandfathers and grandmothers used to always carry a cloth bag when they went out? And brought groceries and other purchases back home in those cloth bags? And kept using them until they tore and could no longer carry [...]
Indians care most for environment
A recent survey by National Geographic reveals that Indians and Brazilians care most for the environment and are the greenest consumers in the world. Not surprisingly, Americans care least and are the worst offenders.
…rates Indian eating habits the best, with 84 per cent eating local vegetables at least once a week.
This is not surprising because [...]
Chance of survival in India below 50% in first five years
The international children’s charity, Save the Children, ranks India alongside Ghana because we do not provide health care to over 50% of our children under five years old! More shocking statistics from BBC:
The report, called State of the World’s Mothers, says girls die at much higher rates in India than most countries.
Although India has cut [...]
Regional Nationalism and growing xenophobia
What if one doesn’t speak Marathi in Maharashtra? Well, if you’re a South Indian it’s OK because you contribute to the economy. But if you’re from Bihar or UP, then you’ll be beaten up because you’re a criminal. This is how Raj Thackeray’s head works, and the idea has a substantial following. That this should [...]
Bush blames Indian middle class upsetting our politicians!
The world over food prices have drastically increased affecting the common man. The developed world is weathering this problem with subsidies and economic stimulus plans, which are in effect providing money to the common people. The developing world is left at lurch with the poor taking to the streets.
So George Bush, the American clown, agreed [...]
Do Cheerleaders in Cricket corrupt Indians?
The Indian Premier League has hit the world cricket scene with a big bang. Cricketers are seeing salaries never dreamed of before and the audiences are being treated to a variety of entertainment in the cricket stadium as a by-product of purchasing expensive tickets. So what’s new? American cheerleaders, German acrobats and many other entertaining [...]
India gives Tibet to China, next Arunachal?
So the Olympic flame ran through Delhi albeit a much shorter route. And how many police were deployed to guard it? Delhi was famously called a Fortress for the day, a shameful title.
Tibetans and their supporters protested successfully in Paris, London and San Francisco but were not given space to protest along the route of [...]
The great Indian race to be backward…to the bottom
All political parties backed the law for 27% reservations for a whole new class of population that amount to over a quarter of a billion. They certainly did not want to alienate this population for electoral purposes. The Supreme Court recently ruled that the law is constitutional because the fathers of our constitution clearly advocated [...]