30 Dec This was front-age news in the Telegraph. It discusses something that I have mentioned at least once in my blog: the undesirability of India's current time system. It advocates shifting clocks up by half-an-hour, but it does mention that a better solution--and one with which I agree--is to have two time zones.
30 Dec 2010, all over again. In that year, there were numerous news articles describing the many acts of violence inflicted on Indians (often students) residing in Australia. To be fair, there are also many articles (and it is now known throughout the world) that there are many acts of violence inflicted upon women--both Indian and foreign--in India. However, Australians do seem to have a special penchant for violence against Indians. Australia is a relatively small country in terms of population; it is the sixth largest country in the world in terms of area, and yet it has not much more than the metropolitan population of the city of Mumbai. Moreover, I have never seen nor read any reports of violence against Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Filipinos, Americans, Canadians, Africans or others in Australia.
31 Dec A review of world events in 2013
2 Jan News of San Francisco in an Indian newspaper. (I found the article in the print edition of the Times of India but could not find the online equivalent; thus, I am linking another newspaper.) I do find it hard to believe because there was always tight security around the compound because of every rational person's hatred of China for what they had done in Tianamen Square.
3 Jan Chinese in Kolkata? Mooo. To find out more about the Chinese in Kolkata, you can visit this excellent blog devoted to them.
8 Jan It seems that everywhere, at every time, weather is the news. This seems to be especially note-worthy, though. A similar article. At the other extreme is this article about Australia, which is having temperatures of 50º C. However, "extremes" can be relative sometimes. This article says that Mumbaikars are "suffering" from 15.8º C temperatures. I know that many millions of people want to experience this "suffering".
8 Jan Perhaps because of its rarity, it is always nice to provide good news. This article is of an Indian pilot who saved many lives.
9 Jan Each day, I would see articles about this woman; it seemed to be developing into a serial/soap opera. This article seems to be its denouement.
10 Jan Wikipedia, like the linked news article, does mention the London Credit Exchange Company but does not mention any antecedents.
11 Jan Alok Nath, the new Rajnikanth
11 Jan Do not believe everything that you read. I read that somewhere but I did not believe it, but someone told me that it is true! (I heard also that you should not believe everything you hear, but I read that it is true!) Regardless, "The case against zero Income Tax" is not a case against zero income tax; it is a case against a proposed alternative. The author, himself, writes "So income tax rate can be zero as long as the government has other legitimate sources".
13 Jan Buddhists in Bengal? Mooo. Actually, this is history of Buddhism in West Bengal.
18 Jan The Telegraph provided a 12-page section devoted to the life of Suchitra Sen, who passed away on 17 Jan. I think that they were able to provide so many articles because she had been in failing health for about 10 days in a hospital. The linked article was the lead article.
18 Jan Another feel-good story. I do think, however, that Gajrajsinh Jadeja may have gone overboard; I would have left at least some of it to worthy charities.
23 Jan Arvind Kejriwal, the new Alok Nath
24 Jan I did provide this on Google+ but I thought that I should provide it here, as well. This is bad for Facebook, but good for Google+(?)
26 Jan In at least a few posts, I have mentioned or provided links for Indians who go to other countries, and mostly they refer to the mistreatment that they encounter there. Recently, Indians have been brutalized in Australia and the U.S.
In a few other posts, I have mentioned minorities in India, usually of those who have been here for centuries, such as Jews, Parsis and Chinese (in Kolkata).
In this link, I provide an article about recent immigrants (specifically, Africans) and how Indians, themselves, brutalize them. (Whatever happened to "We must be the change we wish to see in the world"? An the same day that this linked article appeared in the Telegraph, this article appeared in the Times of India.
26 Jan In at least a few posts, I have mentioned the uglification (this may sound like a made-up word but it does exist, according to dictionary.reference.com) of Kolkata by electrical wires which could probably reach the moon and back. Now, there is a newspaper article about it.
26 Jan Yes, I sat on the fence regarding Narendra Modi in my Predictions post (because I had incomplete information) but from this article, it now seems that he will indeed become Prime Minister.
28 Jan Write to me; you will feel better
29 Jan No, not from the Times or the Telegraph, nor even a news article but I thought that this was too pertinent and relevant to overlook. Walking along Sudder Street in Kolkata, I often saw a young, mentally retarded young man wandering the street (along with a person known to him). According to the Facebook entry, he has been missing for almost three weeks. The nights have been very chilly, and he was often under-dressed so it is possible that he is suffering from hypothermia. However, I also hope that he is safe and warm and will return to his loved ones.
30 Jan First Prince William, now David Cameron, have ancestral links to India (the latter, specifically to Kolkata).
30 Jan I have always had a soft spot in my heart for Holiday Inn since a friend and former colleague became a bartender at one of their hotels in San Francisco. I always enjoyed the drinks, good food and warm atmosphere there. When I first visited Mumbai, my wife and I stayed at the Holiday Inn in Juhu, where we met the famous Indian actor, Jeetendra (see my Google+ profile). Now, I am happy that they are coming to Kolkata.
30 Dec 2010, all over again. In that year, there were numerous news articles describing the many acts of violence inflicted on Indians (often students) residing in Australia. To be fair, there are also many articles (and it is now known throughout the world) that there are many acts of violence inflicted upon women--both Indian and foreign--in India. However, Australians do seem to have a special penchant for violence against Indians. Australia is a relatively small country in terms of population; it is the sixth largest country in the world in terms of area, and yet it has not much more than the metropolitan population of the city of Mumbai. Moreover, I have never seen nor read any reports of violence against Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Filipinos, Americans, Canadians, Africans or others in Australia.
31 Dec A review of world events in 2013
2 Jan News of San Francisco in an Indian newspaper. (I found the article in the print edition of the Times of India but could not find the online equivalent; thus, I am linking another newspaper.) I do find it hard to believe because there was always tight security around the compound because of every rational person's hatred of China for what they had done in Tianamen Square.
3 Jan Chinese in Kolkata? Mooo. To find out more about the Chinese in Kolkata, you can visit this excellent blog devoted to them.
8 Jan It seems that everywhere, at every time, weather is the news. This seems to be especially note-worthy, though. A similar article. At the other extreme is this article about Australia, which is having temperatures of 50º C. However, "extremes" can be relative sometimes. This article says that Mumbaikars are "suffering" from 15.8º C temperatures. I know that many millions of people want to experience this "suffering".
8 Jan Perhaps because of its rarity, it is always nice to provide good news. This article is of an Indian pilot who saved many lives.
9 Jan Each day, I would see articles about this woman; it seemed to be developing into a serial/soap opera. This article seems to be its denouement.
10 Jan Wikipedia, like the linked news article, does mention the London Credit Exchange Company but does not mention any antecedents.
11 Jan Alok Nath, the new Rajnikanth
11 Jan Do not believe everything that you read. I read that somewhere but I did not believe it, but someone told me that it is true! (I heard also that you should not believe everything you hear, but I read that it is true!) Regardless, "The case against zero Income Tax" is not a case against zero income tax; it is a case against a proposed alternative. The author, himself, writes "So income tax rate can be zero as long as the government has other legitimate sources".
13 Jan Buddhists in Bengal? Mooo. Actually, this is history of Buddhism in West Bengal.
18 Jan The Telegraph provided a 12-page section devoted to the life of Suchitra Sen, who passed away on 17 Jan. I think that they were able to provide so many articles because she had been in failing health for about 10 days in a hospital. The linked article was the lead article.
18 Jan Another feel-good story. I do think, however, that Gajrajsinh Jadeja may have gone overboard; I would have left at least some of it to worthy charities.
23 Jan Arvind Kejriwal, the new Alok Nath
24 Jan I did provide this on Google+ but I thought that I should provide it here, as well. This is bad for Facebook, but good for Google+(?)
26 Jan In at least a few posts, I have mentioned or provided links for Indians who go to other countries, and mostly they refer to the mistreatment that they encounter there. Recently, Indians have been brutalized in Australia and the U.S.
In a few other posts, I have mentioned minorities in India, usually of those who have been here for centuries, such as Jews, Parsis and Chinese (in Kolkata).
In this link, I provide an article about recent immigrants (specifically, Africans) and how Indians, themselves, brutalize them. (Whatever happened to "We must be the change we wish to see in the world"? An the same day that this linked article appeared in the Telegraph, this article appeared in the Times of India.
26 Jan In at least a few posts, I have mentioned the uglification (this may sound like a made-up word but it does exist, according to dictionary.reference.com) of Kolkata by electrical wires which could probably reach the moon and back. Now, there is a newspaper article about it.
26 Jan Yes, I sat on the fence regarding Narendra Modi in my Predictions post (because I had incomplete information) but from this article, it now seems that he will indeed become Prime Minister.
28 Jan Write to me; you will feel better
29 Jan No, not from the Times or the Telegraph, nor even a news article but I thought that this was too pertinent and relevant to overlook. Walking along Sudder Street in Kolkata, I often saw a young, mentally retarded young man wandering the street (along with a person known to him). According to the Facebook entry, he has been missing for almost three weeks. The nights have been very chilly, and he was often under-dressed so it is possible that he is suffering from hypothermia. However, I also hope that he is safe and warm and will return to his loved ones.
30 Jan First Prince William, now David Cameron, have ancestral links to India (the latter, specifically to Kolkata).
30 Jan I have always had a soft spot in my heart for Holiday Inn since a friend and former colleague became a bartender at one of their hotels in San Francisco. I always enjoyed the drinks, good food and warm atmosphere there. When I first visited Mumbai, my wife and I stayed at the Holiday Inn in Juhu, where we met the famous Indian actor, Jeetendra (see my Google+ profile). Now, I am happy that they are coming to Kolkata.