Category: Current Events

The long tentacles of the huge Satyam fraud will ultimately engulf not only the the auditors (Price Waterhouse) but also the banks where the cash deposits were claimed to have been kept. The answers are just not good enough, and the lies will soon engulf the banks. I trained as a chartered accountant, and in [...]

I am travelling in Gujarat with my daughter visiting the villages that keep the traditional handicrafts alive from generation to generation, the Rann of Kutch and now in the Gir forests in search of the last of the Asian lions. Many of these things will probably not survive the onslaught of our times by the [...]

Austere wrote (to the story of a person being tortured and killed because he refused to give a 'gift' for Mayawati's birthday party) : "The lack of my own reaction frightens me Too often repeated a story. Happens. Is desensitization a survival skill? I don't know. But I don't like it " Is Austere right [...]

Am in Mumbai at this time and seeing a much more somber Christmas celebrations. The Churches and other places of worship are full, but the hotels and the partying is tentative. But perhaps thats the way it was intended to be ? This last year has been dramatic. And there are somber lessons to learn. [...]

With the potential nuclear conflict looming at our borders, and our economy spinning out of control, thank God at least one politician had the sense to celebrate their own existence and her own birthday. Who cares that the system of government is collapsing and who cares that the country's resources - even our fresh water [...]

When death comes slowly, it does not create sensational news. We need to be vigilant on many fronts, especially on the environment, where corporations knowingly destroy communities and our land for short term profit. This is a difficult video to watch, but it is worth the effort http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6926416900837431282&hl=en

It is time for the Indian government to take action. India cannot be seen as being led by indecisive leaders who's thoughts are more on the coming elections rather than grappling with national security. We are sitting on the borders of a country who's government is loosing control. Over its own armed forces, over the [...]

Rudra wrote : I am surprised at your ostritch like worldview vis-a-vis China. If your three days in upper crust Beijing can whitewash China's un-pardonable misdeamanors in your Head... Dear Rudra, i beg to differ. This is my second trip to China and I find Chinese people on the streets far more aware and warm [...]

if you are strong, and able to look, check out these pictures of the terrorists attacks from Suchitra's blog: http://www.suchitra.com/colabacarnage.pps

Now that all of India is soul searching, and blaming politicians for where we are at. Not just on terrorism, but almost everything else, is it not time to look into our own hearts and see whether we ourselves have become self serving selfish people ? So it is good to listen to P Sidhu's [...]