Considering how ubiquitous talk about GDP and growth rates is, it is noteworthy that as a concept it is of fairly recent vintage. The idea of having a measure of the “income” of a country was invented by the American… Read More ›
Month: March 2014
Medha Patkar is Helping Terrorists. Are you?
Medha Patkar is working hard for terrorists. Are you? Please help Medha & AAP help terrorists. (via @ChiragDesai)i pic.twitter.com/LU9dfa5OC6 — Atanu Dey (@atanudey) March 25, 2014 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Happy Holi
Wishing you all an enjoyable Holi. Like all Hindu festivals, this one has multiple meanings. I cannot vouch for the accuracy but this site has some information on what Holi is about. Here’s a video of a Holi celebrations in… Read More ›
Beware the Ides of March
The Dalai Lama is a rare celebrity I admire. “10 Questions for the Dalai Lama”: http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1 And now the traditional “Beware the Ides of March” post — thanks to $0.02 for the reminder: http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1
Open Thread: Purty pitchers edition
Sorry I have not been writing on this blog at all. But I intend to very soon. In the meanwhile, here are a couple of pretty pictures. Leave a comment if there’s anything you’d like to say. Cheers.
