Monthly Archives: November 2006

On Pressure Cookers and Prestigious Institutions

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan

1Whenever somebody uses the word prestigious, I immediately have images of that heavy pressure cooker. I am serious. To me the word Prestige is irreversibly tied to a cooker. So when someone says they went to a prestigious institution, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and Gastronomy | 15 Comments

Global Gender Gap: India at 98 out of 115

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan

The World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report 2006 makes for interesting reading. As always one can always contest the weight for certain data, source for the data and the merit in ranking countries without recognizing contextual differences. While it may … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, Governance, India, Marketplace and All Things Current | 1 Comment

Fiction Fragment 2: How Vishalakshi robbed the little one of laughter

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan

She is not really a moody person. If by moody you mean someone whose moods change without one’s own volition, no, that’s not her then. But if observe very closely, you’ll notice that when she’s laughing very hard, to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Fiction | 11 Comments

Links for 2006-11-23

Posted on November 23, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan

Portraits of Displacement – Photograph of a mother running on a street in Sri Lanka “This womens 15yr old son was abducted by the LTTE. She was desperately trying to run after the truck in which her son together with … Continue reading →

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You gave him ‘Dating Allowance’?!?

Posted on November 23, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan

I have been laughing uncontrollably ever since I read this – A court in Kanpur has issued a notice to Wipro chairman Azim Premji after the wife of one of the company’s employees alleged her husband had left her because … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny, India | 11 Comments

Poem: Form filling in a dead city

Posted on November 22, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan

The Historian sits at the foot of a staircase. On the form where his name must fit into very small, impossible little boxes, in block letters – his pencil draws little earthen lamps. In the event of the return, he … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs, Poetry and Fiction | 5 Comments

Look Nervous – otherwise you are guilty

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan

Am I alone in being confused by this? Aishwariya Rai apparently received some parcel with some money. She says it isn’t hers. Goes to the custom office. Fine till here. She is to meet a certain Mr Prasad of Additional … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny, India, Marketplace and All Things Current | 8 Comments