By Pinky Binks The veranda looks older than previously, like we all do apart from his beautiful wife, radiating youth and beauty, working away in the kitchen in oranges and yellows. Slight silent tinkles of aluminum suggesting that the meal isn’t far from ready. High on the wall an image of grandpa amongst the gods, remembered and revered daily by the powdery red...
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A Death Bed Dinner Party
Our Friends in Bombay
We must stand by our most important ally.http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/fighting_words/2008/12/our_friends_in_bombay.html
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There’ll Always Be An India
The British left a bloodily vivisected India 50 years ago, and, from the Punjab to Calcutta, the country is now struggling with its modern lot: cell phones, MTV, nuclear weapons, and a 250-million-strong middle class. But, in subtle and ironic ways, traces of the Raj endure.http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/1997/08/hitchens-199708
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The houseboats are returning: try Sukoon for a traditional Kashimir experience not to be missed!
SUKOON, DAL LAKE, SRINAGAR, KASHMIR – OPENING 20 MARCH Since the FCO lifted the ban on travel to Srinagar a couple of months ago, tourism is tentatively returning and there is huge interest in the area. Traditionally guests spend time on a houseboat relaxing or gently cruising the waterways on Shikaras (Kashmir’s alternative...
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Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil
Wait now, light me up so we do this right, yes, hold me steady to the lamp, hold it, hold, good, a slow pull to start with, to draw the smoke low into the lungs, yes, oh my… Shuklaji Street, in Old Bombay. In Rashid’s opium room the air is thick with voices and...
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India, a useful friend
The Prime Minister is determined to build up trade links with India, but the country could also be a valuable ally as we withdraw our troops from Afghanistan http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/9877717/India-a-useful-friend.html
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David Cameron’s India trade trip: why we owe a debt to India
Rather than apologising for colonial ‘crimes’ when he arrives in Mumbai today, David Cameron should thank his hosts, says Dean Nelson http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/9876387/David-Camerons-India-trade-trip-why-we-owe-a-debt-to-India.html
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Ties that no longer bind
David Cameron returns to Delhi more as a supplicant than a benefactor http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21571865-david-cameron-returns-delhi-more-supplicant-benefactor-ties-no-longer-bind
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From India, it’s a short hop to Laos: still remote and unspoilt!
Laos is one of the truly exotic vacation destinations left on the planet. It’s a magical place taking you back-in-time with its traditional old world people, landscape and atmosphere. The serenity is abundant with Buddhist temples, bungalows on stilts and air that reeks of healing. The Laos tours guarantees an exotic and cultural adventure...
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Indian city of Ahmedabad to implement EfW scheme
The Indian city of Ahmedabad has announced plans to launch a new project converting the city’s municipal waste into fuel. http://www.lowcarboneconomy.com/profile/the_low_carbon_economy_ltd/_low_carbon_blog/indian_city_of_ahmedabad_to_implement_efw_scheme/6750
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For a new highway, from Rio to Delhi
Brazil and India can benefit from each other’s experience for an inclusive development agenda. http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article2991866.ece
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The Significant Warming of Indo-Israeli Relations in the Post-Cold War Period
This article examines the dynamics of Indo-Israeli relations since normalization. First discussed are the three main areas of bilateral cooperation–diplomatic and political, military, and economic http://www.gloria-center.org/2009/12/kandel-2009-12-07/
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Hindus of South America
How differently Hinduism developed in the adjacent nations of Suriname and Guyana http://www.guyanaundersiege.com/cultural/hindus%20of%20south%20america.htm
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The Elephant in Latin America
the Latin Business Chronicle notes that “an increasing number of Indian companies are now looking at Latin America as the ‘next frontier.’” http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/elephant-latin-america
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Buddhist Retreats India – Learn from the Dalai Lama
Tibetan Path Tour by Spiritual Quest Adventures Would you like to attending public teachings by the Dalai Lama in India and learn from his great wisdom? Go on a 10 day retreat to learn meditation and bring real change into your life? Hang out with Tibetans and build lasting friendships as you go? Our...
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Think Christmas, think Incense!
Olfactory Rescue Service calls Dhuni Incense: the premiere connoisseur Indian incense imprint’ Order now to give a unique, India-flavoured Christmas present which will fill your house with the extraordinary scents of wild-crafted botanicals, exotic spice and mystical fragrance. Dhuni Natural Incense: Entirely handrolled in India 100% natural, without glues, chemicals or additives of any kind! The last...
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Delhi police to get lessons in manners
Delhi’s notoriously rude, corrupt and unsympathetic police are to get lessons in manners because women victims are too afraid of them to report crimes. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/9648354/Delhi-police-to-get-lessons-in-manners.html
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India’s first Playboy club set to open in Goa
Playboy’s iconic “bunnies” will make a demure Indian debut next month serving drinks at the brand’s first club in the country, which will open despite a nationwide ban on the adult magazine. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/9648443/Indias-first-Playboy-club-set-to-open-in-Goa.html
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NHS heart surgeons could be trained in India to gain enough experience
NHS heart surgeons will soon have to be trained in India because European Union rules on working hours are stopping young doctors getting the operating theatre experience they need, according to one of India’s leading cardiac specialists. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9656298/NHS-heart-surgeons-could-be-trained-in-India-to-gain-enough-experience.html
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Indian civil servant builds 60 mile road
An Indian civil servant recruited an army of volunteers to build a 60 mile road connecting his town to the nearest hospital, following a deadly outbreak of typhoid and malaria. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/9656230/Indian-civil-servant-builds-60-mile-road.html
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