So who who were these people ? who are these people that we so easily brand as fanatics and terrorists, or muslim extremists ? It is so easy to hide behind 'isms' and tribalism. I saw only one picture of a young man that looked barely 19 years old. He looked like a boy who [...]
Mumbai in mourning
Yet again. And as the day dawns in Mumbai the city will wake to count its dead and injured, and inevitably, as it always does, the count will rise painfully. And yet again the government of India and its members, whether on the national or state level, will make the right noises. And yet again [...]
Paani- Coca Cola and Water tables in Rajasthan
I often wonder why the Indian press does not take up this issue - nor does the Indian government. The huge calamity looming over India right now, that will potentially make economic growth grind to a halt is not the US subprime crisis, but the shortage of ground water that is gradually eating away at [...]
The NY ‘Indie’ approach to film and Deepak Chopra. NYC musings
Whenever I come to NYC the first couple of days are a little strange. I do not feel like being alone and constantly ask my assistants or others to come and have breakfast or to just hang out. But in a couple of days I become quite independent and begin to get used to the [...]
Nutrition vs the Karma of the food you eat. Is food cooked with love better for you ?
Sitting in the airplane on my way to New York, trying to decide what to eat, my mind wanders. I am not a vegetarian, though I would like to be. Not because it is healthy or because being vegetarian is environment friendly, but because I believe that the food I eat effects us far beyond [...]
India as the world leading ‘Influence economy” ?
I was asked by the Hindustan Times to write about my perspective on the 21st century ambitions of India. Here is a transcript of the article. "How can you define the ambitions of a collective, especially when the collective is over I billion people ? Driving towards 1.5 billion or maybe even 2 Billion if [...]
Was heath ledger an ‘angel’ that came to visit us ?
The incredible reaction world wide to Heath's death continues to amaze me. I knew that Heath carried in himself an ancient soul that had seen many lifetimes, a soul that Heath himself was uncomfortable with, and I wanted to share the following from Catherine : Dear Mr. Kapur and the many people that obviously share [...]
The Girl Child : A personal journey by Nimi Khanna
"STILL BORN".My aunt announces loudly. But she had already kept the gunny bag ready. She hurriedly throws me into it. It's dark inside. I am suffocating. The bag is tightened. I struggle to breathe. I am thrown. Into a drain. My tiny hands cannot move. My little legs are numb. The small world I momentarily [...]
President Obama and the coming end of global geographical boundaries
Many more people world wide followed and celebrated President Obama's victory on global media world wide than any US election before, almost feeling part of the event. People all over the world will follow President Obama's path with an intensity that has no bearing on their immediate environment or lives. Or does it ? I [...]
President Obama: After the euphoria wait for the backlash
The problem with euphoria is that people expect immediate results. The people that elected Barrack Obama in a huge emotional outburst will no longer accept their houses being foreclosed only because they are unable to pay their mortgage. Mothers with sons and daughters fighting in Iraq will be quietly celebrating as they expect them to [...]