Although it is true that I went to Addis Ababa to attend the World Information Technology Forum 2007 as a speaker, it is a hollow claim to say that I visited Ethiopia, or even Addis Ababa. I did land at… Read More ›
Month: August 2007
World IT Forum 2007
If you were wondering what happened, wonder no more. I am in Africa. To be more specific, I am in Addis Ababa attending a conference called World IT Forum 2007. Yesterday I made a presentation on “Information Technology and Economic… Read More ›
The Tangled Web – Part 9
Chennai Policy Makers’ Conference Oct 2003 Date: 10th October, 2003. The digital divide seems to be all the rage these days. Take for instance the recent two days I spent in Chennai. The M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) had… Read More ›
Freedom Day or Independence Day?
Ever wonder why we call 15th August “independence” day? My interpretation when I first heard this English term was, “on 15th August 1947 the British became independent from India”, because before that day, they depended on India for cotton, silk,… Read More ›
India Been Liberal Had
Yoda editor must have been of the column Ashok Desai by Telegraph in of Aug 15th. Sayeth Desai: If instead of the Hindu rate of growth of 3.5 per cent, India had achieved 6 per cent in 1950-80, we would… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo was born on this day, Aug 15th, in 1872. Among the intellectual and spiritual giants born in this land, Sri Aurobindo has a special standing. Go read about Sri Aurobindo and lament the fact that dwarfs rule the… Read More ›
Happy Independence Day
Happy 60th Independence Day! My analysis is one of hope, potential and possibilities. Although political freedom was achieved 60 years ago, economic freedom is still a distant dream for the majority of the population. It is understandable why political freedom… Read More ›
The Tangled Web – Part 8
Jigsaw Puzzles “Oh what a tangled web we weave, When we first practice to deceive,” lamented good old Scotty (the poet that is, not the guy with his warp drives and dilithium crystals). But I have noticed that in our… Read More ›
Piglets and Tiger Cubs
I suppose in the end, babies are babies and mothers are mothers. http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/722010/believe_it_or_not___pig_feeding_tiger_cubs_and_vice_versa.swf While the video is loading, take a look at a few pictures of the piglets and a tiger. Believe It Or Not !!! Pig Feeding Tiger Cubs… Read More ›
Exporting Islam
My friend Nitin Pai of The Acorn has an op-ed in the Mint, “Why India must export its Islam.” He writes: In a secular state such as India, there is little role for the state in matters of faith and… Read More ›
