Human beings in general have a habit of being in a denial mode. Last year for the 1st 9 months of 2008 the economists of the world were in a denial mode about recession and made the world believe that recession might never strike and could possibly be averted. It took a Lehman and a dozen banks in succession to formally declare recession. And by that time it was too… Read More »The British Summers
I was travelling to Nuneaton recently on a bus that goes through Bedworth. A large number of people go to Bedworth or go from Bedworth maybe because that is the only place in vicinity that has a Tesco, Aldi and a few other stores. The bus stopped at a traffic light to let the pedestrians cross and then I saw an old lady (if my guess is right she must… Read More »The degenerate society and the economic crisis
I landed at the JFK some 2 weeks ago with a thought that I am visiting a country that is nursing a severe recession and almost expected to see it with my naked eyes. My objective was to identify one catalyst that made ‘The great American dream’ and made America the ‘land of opportunity’. It didn’t take me long to figure out. I was humbled when I visited the Ground… Read More »The great American dream
Irrespective of what the intellectual capital of a country is, the election results of the largest and most successful democracy of the world are a reflection of the ideology of the country’s population at large. I am ecstatic that finally religious fundamentalism and baseless contentions of regional parties (that had been a drag on the country’s progress since the last 5 years) have been resoundingly ignored by the populace. The… Read More »India has finally matured and is shining
A few months back I was woken up on a dreary day with a strange commotion outside my window and when I drew the curtain to peep hoping that the bright sun would not wash away my sleepy stupor all I could see was a plethora of high tech machines with bright flashing lights on top and personnel in bright jackets running from one end to the other. I thought… Read More »Unemployment is here to stay forever
And I always thought that human memory was short and out of sight is out of mind. No!! Easter vacations gave me a chance to write to some families in Britain. These are people who stayed on my ship when I was commanding a happy ship ‘Charaidew’ some 7 years ago. At that time the average age of each of my guests was 65+ (I wondered why – but we… Read More »Relationships – The Essence of life
Some of my classmates said they cried while seeing the slumdog.I wondered why?Was it upon seeing the abject poverty and deprivation of an average Indian projected in the movie?OrWas it upon seeing the clinically sharp intelligence of Jamal Malik? I have two strong opinions here 1. The Oscars are biased towards the western producers and directors. The reel life story of an imaginary character was indeed a good depiction of… Read More »OSCARS ARE RIGGED