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Flouting rules comes easy to us, unless of course someone is there with a danda monitoring us. The higher we are in the socio-political power structure, the bigger danda we need to keep us in line – there are no exceptions from the poor day laborer to the richest person, everyone tries to get away [...] Got a link to this magnificent 1996 commencement speech by Salman Rushdie from a SAJA email list. For the first five minutes, I could not stop chuckling at the wit of Mr. Rushdie. Rest of the speech made my hair stand with excitement. Read if for yourself Text of Commencement Address at Bard College, May 25th, [...] Unfortunately, in its most trying times, the society that had the foremost claim to be the beacon of inclusiveness and sanctuary of free-enterprise, is choosing to be swept away by shades of the same narrow & divisive rhetoric that it fought world over in the last century. It has chosen to fall prey to promoters of its own insecurities and fallibility than lay trust in its organic ability to assimilate and let [...] Philip Reeves, the National Public Radio (NPR) correspondent has just finished a brilliant radio series on his journey along the Ganga river in India. In five parts of about 10 minutes each, he explores life along the river. NPR has archived the entire series on its website – it is a fascinating journey and well [...] What is the most dangerous product or idea exported from the US to the world? Foodies might say Big Mac and Coke! Rugby purists might say American Football! Health concious migh say their portion sizes! Fashion concious might say Paris Hilton! While all these might be valid choices, I contend that one of the most dangerous [...] |
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