Monthly Archives: July 2005

From Business Standard on a recent State Notification in Gujarat. Officials in the sub-registrar’s office said that the state government issued a notification recently, stating that a marriage would be registered only if parents of both the bride and the … Continue reading →

Dina does a wonderful job on her blog, continuing a conversation we had about nasty comments on blogs. We’ve had this conversation in bits and pieces and on other blogs when discussing some bloggers’ decisions to shut down commenting in … Continue reading →

Goa is a recurring theme in my conversations with strangers in London. Cab drivers, shop keepers and whoever else I strike a conversation with, and has some idea of India always asks me about Goa. Sometime back, in a ridiculously … Continue reading →

Google never stops tickling me. I have been spending a lot of time (that should ideally contribute to some lucky GDP) on Google Earth, and now they come up with Google Moon. As the website says, On July 20, 1969, … Continue reading →

There are more than just two ways to look at all situations. It isn’t about a good or a bad, but from my own perspective I have been attempting to understand the fate of Asian Muslims in the UK. The … Continue reading →

What is incredible is that the Govt of India obviously can think in terms of democracy. They even use the right jargon and the exact words to get the approval of academics. Going through the PM’s speech in the US, … Continue reading →

When you walk by Bricklane, you suddenly wonder about the endless yearning for home, language and roots. Bangla with all it’s richness reduced to sweets and samosas. A song filtered through the mostly empty Sunday air, in Tagore’s beloved lingua, … Continue reading →