Stories about India from February, 2007
India: Kiva, money and lending
Kiran writes on his experience with loaning money at Kiva. “Row after row of picture, description and loan status. Who do I loan to? How do I tell who is...
India: A rather dismal Delhi
In Small Pieces on the dismal state of affairs in Delhi. “The same day, the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) razes a Mughal era monument in Gurgaon to acquire land...
India: The Qutub Minar
Twilight Fairy goes to the Qutub Minar and takes some wonderful photographs. ” I rushed around, clicking pictures feverishly, trying to gauge for spots which would be a little higher...
India: Mergers, Acquisitions and Technology
Merger and acquisitions and technology dominated the topic of conversations in India. Just in the past couple of week Indian companies have been involved in multi-billion dollar deals, which is...
India: Conservativeness and Kerala
Dog's Own Country on conservativeness and Kerala. “The picture the media in Kerala, which I guess reflects the mentality of the people and what they like to read, gave any...
India: On Parzania, Gujarat and Hate
Indian Muslims comment on the refusal of movie theatre owners to screen a movie. “So, Parzania would not be screened in Gujarat. Not anytime soon at least. It seems the...
India: Feminism, marrying trees and rituals
A famous actress indulges in a little harmless piece of superstition that has some people in arms. Amardeep Singh explains. “Aishwarya Rai, who has been in the news lately because...
India: Brown men smiling
Ready. Shoot. Aim on why brown men can't smile. “While walking in the mall the other day I made another Indian guy completely freeze in his tracks and look at...
Jordan: Children Live in Places You Can Never Imagine
Ad Blog Arabia gives us an insight into a wonderful campaign to provide children with better living conditions.
India: Remembering Zanskar
It Isn't remembers a trip to Zanskar. “As I write this, it would be winter in Zanskar. I imagine those people sitting in there around the stove during these long...
South Asia: unemployment, congregation, cricket, richest beggar and extra bed for bloggers
South Asia is one of the poorest regions in the world. Unemployment is one of the major problems for all the countries in this region. South Asia Biz writes a...
India: Retired Husband
Heartcrossings on the retired husband syndrome. “The women had always been aware of the mental distance and the loss of emotional closeness with their husbands but it turns out the...
Hindi Blogoshere: From freedom of speech to blog theft!
Time again for yet another update on the happenings of the Hindi Blogosphere. And this time we will start with something different, outer space for example. Ashish tells us about...
India: The economy and The Economist
The Indian Economy Blog on The Economist's story on India overheating. “I don’t normally consider myself an economic nationalist – but there is something in the Economist’s words which hearkens...
South Asia: British Identity Debate
Sepia Mutiny on another round of the British Identity debate. “This moves the discussion into the realm of public policy, which is the whole point of course, but does so...
India: Abused and Abuser
The wannabe Indian punkster has strong words for people who blamed the abused. “Because I don’t know if your thoughts stem from incomprehension or resolute denial, but it’s about time...
India: MSM and the Blogosphere
Shivam Vij writes on the MSM and Blogosphere, and why the MSM needs to look closer at blogs instead of dismissing them as trash. “What is perhaps most fascinating about...
