The other day, I was talking to my sister about this feeling I have increasingly; this feeling that I am living an extremely privileged life due to what is essentially an accident of birth. I didn’t always feel this way. When I was younger, my focus was mainly on what I wanted to do, the […]
Posted on July 28th, 2008 by apu
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Many people (including me) have this burning conviction that we’re meant to do something by ourselves - setting up your own business is becoming more and more common in India, as people start earning better at an earlier age and can afford to take more risks by the time they are 30 or so.
Naturally, where […]
Posted on July 24th, 2008 by apu
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A few days ago, I came across this case in a Delhi court, where custody of a 9-year old girl, was awarded to her grandparents rather than her mother (the father, in this case, was dead). Two things seem to have contributed to this - one, for some reason, the girl seems to have been […]
Posted on July 24th, 2008 by apu
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A couple of weeks ago, I read the extremely well known Tamizh novel “Chithira Paavai”. This was written by the eminent writer, Akilan, sometime in the 60’s I think. I read novels mainly for their entertainment value - I am one of those terrible readers who is always impatient to know ‘what happens’. However, I enjoyed Chithira […]
Posted on July 21st, 2008 by apu
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A few days ago, when I thought about the conflict parents face when their daughters become “too liberal”, I was really thinking from my own perspective as an educated, young, urban professional. When a commenter mentioned that liberalism does not yet extend to accepting choices such as homosexuality, I was, at first, a bit startled. […]
Posted on July 17th, 2008 by apu
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Once upon a time, I used to write a travel blog, A long way ahead with good friend Art. Sigh. I no longer have the energy to maintain two blogs. Which means, this one is going to be a big khichdi.
Ever heard of Horsley Hills? No? A tiny hill station on the AP-Karnataka border - absolutely […]
Posted on July 10th, 2008 by apu
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I suppose none of you (in India) have escaped the recent series of Airtel ads - Vidya Balan and Madhavan as a couple in various situations? I quite like some of them, for the way they manage to integrate product features with a story. I caught something peculiar about one of them yesterday. Remember the […]
Posted on July 9th, 2008 by apu
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The 60th anniversary is apparently also celebrated as a “diamond anniversary”. If so, a happy Diamond Anniversary to the Carnival of Feminists!
The 60th edition of the Carnival is up at Unmana’s Words. It looks like one sooper-dooper carnival, with a whole lot of interesting pieces, plus a special focus on pieces relating to India. (Yayyy! […]
Posted on July 9th, 2008 by apu
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Amruta Patil’s literary debut, Kari, is an ambitious graphic novel, a coming of age story with an alternative trajectory. As in many coming of age stories, the heroine Kari is young, in love, confused and trying to come to terms with an apparently meaningless existence. Her journey is however, more complicated. The object of love […]
Posted on July 7th, 2008 by apu
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The Open Coffee Club, Bangalore describes itself as a “an open forum for Entrepreneurs, VC’s and budding Entrepreneurs to come together and connect with each other at the grass root level”. While I am no entrepreneur yet, I do hope to start up something in the next few months. So, when I heard from my friend, […]
Posted on July 6th, 2008 by apu
Filed under: Entrepreneurship | 2 Comments »
