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Oh, the severe, languishing irony in this story.
In short, the daughter of an immigrant turns into a rabid anti-immigration politician. And then gets tired of the country she lives in and moves to another, because she’s looking for peace and contentment. (Of all the countries you can find peace and contentment in – if it [...]
Posted on February 15th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Marketplace and All Things Current, Politics | 7 Comments »
This is just fantastic. Dabagirls.com or Dating A Banker Anonymous Girls. More at the NY Times. Given the recession, gloomy financial forecasts, tight purse strings, disappearing purses, pink slips, dirty linen and all of that – this is pop-ethnography at its best.
Are you or someone you love dating a banker? If so, we are [...]
Posted on January 29th, 2009 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Blogs, Funny, Marketplace and All Things Current | 7 Comments »
Wikipedia describes Dilemma as: A dilemma is a problem offering at least two solutions or possibilities, of which none are practically acceptable; one in this position has been traditionally described as being impaled on the horns of a dilemma, neither horn being comfortable.
You would think the lack of political choice would have been a thing [...]
Posted on December 1st, 2008 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: India, Marketplace and All Things Current, Rants and Rambles | 12 Comments »
Honestly, I didn’t really care that Ram Gopal Verma was where he was. With bullets flying around in the financial capital of a country, having some has-been film director accompany the Chief Minister probably shouldn’t be most worrying aspect of the situation.
But what made me cringe, laugh and then react rather violently (thumping my floor) [...]
Posted on December 1st, 2008 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: India, Marketplace and All Things Current, Media, Rants and Rambles | 22 Comments »
I never know what to make of Bono as an activist. His blog on FT has a rather passionate plea about why the rest of the world needs Africa, and therefor how it deserves more aid. That’s a slightly tricky argument. What if we don’t need Africa’s minerals, trees etc., then is it okay not [...]
Posted on September 23rd, 2008 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Marketplace and All Things Current | 8 Comments »
No doubt everyone’s heard of banks crumbling. Here’s what’s annoying me. In fact Lekhni and MumbaiGirl do a fantastic job of articulating it.
A few weeks back, a recent acquaintance remarked that she felt absolutely no sympathy for those who lost their high paying jobs on the Street or in the City because well they [...]
Posted on September 19th, 2008 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Marketplace and All Things Current, Rants and Rambles | 24 Comments »
Impossible not to be impressed by Lalu Prasad Yadav’s oratory skills. The Lok Sabha is stunned into silence, punctuated by roaring laughter. For all his corruption and obvious flaws, this man knows how to talk to a big bunch of politicians. Even Somnath Chatterjee is giggling. Especially as Lalu explains the nuances of the Hyde [...]
Posted on July 22nd, 2008 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: India, Marketplace and All Things Current | 4 Comments »
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