Below are articles published on Macro Viewpoints this week: India’s Best Restaurants – Our Choices vs. S. Pellegrino’s & Margherita Stancati’s >>>> Anne Applebaum, Tom Friedman et al on India – Blinders, Myopia or Closed Feedback Loop? >>>> Interesting Videoclips of the Week (February 25 – March 1, 2013) >>>>
Cinema Rasik, our nom de plume, points to our real passion as well as our angle for viewing global situations. We love a wide variety of films, Hollywood classics, great westerns and of course the full range of Bollywood films. We don’t do films. We taste films made by others for us. After all, we…
We like reading Tom Friedman’s articles about India. We may have been critical of him, more critical than perhaps any one else has been. But we like him. His flattery of India pleases us, his rationale strokes our collective ego. He always seem enthralled with what learns in India. His expressions are reminiscent of the…
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with our comments. This is an article that expresses our personal opinions about comments made on Television and in Print. It is NOT intended to provide any investment advice of any type whatsoever. No one should base any investing decisions or conclusions…
The Bollywood film Ek Tha Tiger (“There was a Tiger”) has been a phenomenal success. It crossed the one billion Rupee mark in just 5 days of its release in August 2012 and crossed the two billion Rupee mark in less than two weeks. The hero is Tiger, an Indian Secret Service agent, the best…
The concept that Mumbai and New York are kindred spirits is one we feel deeply and one we realize every day. They are so similar that we can move seamlessly between these two cities without missing a beat. This is why we loved the gorgeous Mumbai-New York photo project introduced to us by IndiaInk of…
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with our comments. This is an article that expresses our personal opinions about comments made on Television and in Print. It is NOT intended to provide any investment advice of any type whatsoever. No one should base any investing decisions or conclusions…
That India is a model for Europe is clear and well-understood. India has as many languages and ethnic groups as Europe; India has a religious & cultural identity just as Europe has; the various Indian states have been regional kingdoms just like European states; the boundaries of India are as clear as Europe’s. But India has…
Ajantha & Verul are incredible human achievements. These are wonders of sculpture and painting designed and built on a massive scale between 2nd century CE & 8th century CE. Ajantha is a complex of about 26 caves dug into the side of a horseshoe shaped hill with each cave intricately carved and sculpted with images…
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with our comments. This is an article that expresses our personal opinions about comments made on Television and in Print. It is NOT intended to provide any investment advice of any type whatsoever. No one should base any investing decisions or conclusions…