It is a maxim of ours that lack of education leads to ignorance and ignorance leads to cultural supremacism, a dangerous form of religious prejudice and racism. We find this in many comments from America’s writers on Afghanistan and its largest ethnic group, the Pashtuns. These writers can only acknowledge the history of the region from the…
Editor’s Note: We are indebted to Mr. Raj Mundhe for bringing this story to our attention. Mr. Mundhe, an avid reader and an old friend, is a noted financial advisor in the Metro Boston area.The NYC Next Idea contest, sponsored by The Economic Development Corporation, is one of Mayor Bloomberg’s initiatives to improve New York City’s image as…
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with our comments. Our Web Software does not permit embedding of the clips into our articles. So we shall have to be content to include the links to the actual videoclips. We are very happy with the tremendous response from readers to this…
There are two changes to our Top 10 list since our last monthly update on December 12, 2009. “First Snoop Dogg, Now Sylvestor Stallone – Everyone Is Getting Aboard The Bolly-Holly Train” has moved up into 6th place. “Will The Obama Administration Occupy Pashtunistan Or All Of Pakistan?” has moved up to the 8th place. A breakdown of the Top 10 list by topic…
As we ring out 2009 and ring in 2010, we feel a sense of goodwill, hope and optimism. In this spirit, we would like to wish our readers a very Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year. Perhaps this is best said with the timeless Sanskrut invocation: Sarve Api Sukhinah Santu – Let all beings be content & happySarve Santu Niramayah –…
We are delighted to inform our readers that Pratham has been awarded the Henry Kravis Leadership Award for 2010 and the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Award for 2009.For those who do not know Pratham, it is one of the most innovative and most successful NGOs (Non-Governmental Organization) in the world. It is the largest NGO…
Investing is a passion of ours. We simply cannot get enough of insightful interviews with Expert Investors and Analysts. Some interviews we adore, some we like, some we dislike and some we abhor. So this year, we began writing a weekly article about video clips that we find interesting. If you are an individual investor,…
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with our comments. Our Web Software does not permit embedding of the clips into our articles. So we shall have to be content to include the links to the actual videoclips. We are very happy with the tremendous response from readers to this series…
Recently, Helene Cooper & Andrew Ross Sorkin of the New York Times appeared together on the Chris Mathews show. They presented different outlooks so often that finally Helene Cooper laughed and said that no one at the New York Times agrees with any one else (at the Times).This simple direct comment brought home to us…
In our first article* on the differences between the Indian Education System and American Education System, we discussed the cultural importance of education in Indian families & society. This is one of the most important driving forces behind the success of India’s middle class in education. But the laser-like focus has its dark side as well. Since education…