The headlines everywhere, over dramatic as usual herald the end of an era. Perhaps this is the end of an era. But the era of what ? What was so different here from the few times it has happened before ? Like the Great Depression ? or Black Monday (or was it Tuesday ?). I [...]
Sonya’s Picks: Dreams from my Father
There's a story, in Barack Obama's 'Dreams from my Father' of the day Obama joined school in Hawaii. After the introduction from a teacher who talked kindly about Kenya, he says, "I spent the rest of the day in a daze. A red headed girl asked to touch my hair and seemed hurt when I [...]
Lehman, Merryl Lynch and the crap card game
I remember playing three card brag, where no one was sure of their cards or strategy, and so everyone played blind. The stakes got higher. And yet the 'bank' got richer, and the players, too afraid to now open their cards just n case, decided to keep bluffing their way through, and kept adding complex [...]
The Hadron Collider and the search for the ‘God’ particle
Scientists have named the so called 'God' particle as the most elusive particle in existence. It is the particle that scientists need to explain the fundamental connection between that which is illusory and matter. Between anti matter which no one can find or state, and matter which you can touch and measure to your great [...]
Aren’t nuclear tests outdated ?
In the giant Hadron Collider scientists are currently trying to replicate the Big Bang. New molecules are being designed and tested for the latest biodrugs on computers. Computer simulation models can predict almost any known sub atomic behaviiou now. And since an atomic explosion (for peaceful purposes) is way of containing a sub atomic implosion [...]
Bihar floods : “I could not find my village”
This appeal was posted by Abhay : Dear Shekharji I have just returned from my home in Saharasa ( Bihar) and could not locate my village easily, forget about exact location of my house. Its just an array of diseases, hunger and depression prevailing in population. Please do something for us. I know you are [...]
Bihar floods. Do we treat Bihar as a lost cause ?
The incredible tragedy in Bihar caused by the floods in the river Kosi raises several questions. Close to 3 million people have been displaced from their homes. Over a 100 are dead, but there is no way that figure can be established as much of the flood affected areas are cut off. While several people [...]
Worshipping the river Ganga and the Kumbh Mela
I received this message that I would love to share : "We at the Jal Biradari and Tarun Bharat Sangh are organizing a very important Kumbh on 6th and 7th of September in an interior village called Khajura in the Tehsil of Sappotara in Karoli district, Rajasthan. For those water lovers who are fed up [...]
Garbage recycling in Mumbai : an appeal
Sanjeevani Bhelandi sent this in. It's a really important issue in Mumbai, which is fast turning into an untenable city falling apart at the seams. Pleas support FORCE if you can. Sanjeevani is a beautiful singer famous in her own right and you can visit her website at www.sanjeevani.com "Garbage is another grave urban issue [...]
Can Obama deliver what he promised ? Only if the American people support his vision with passion and sacrifice
Sitting a thousand mles away in Mumbai I was fighting back my tears as I heard Obama speak at the acceptance of his nomination. And as the crowd cheered I wanted to get up and cheer myself at this new inspirational messiah that has come to the world. Boy ! can the world do with [...]