Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the General Interest category.
Anglos in the wind: The dance of a beautiful people
Filed in Anthropology,General Interest, February 18, 2010, 8:16 pm by Abdul FakhriTweetIt was a pleasant surprise when my friend from school days Richard invited my family and myself to ‘The Grand Hockey Dinner Dance’ at the St. Bede’s School Grounds on Saturday, the 9th January 2010. This dance was the culmination of a 2-day long hockey tournament of Anglo-Indian teams from all over the country. I […]
No Training Wheels
Filed in General Interest, February 10, 2010, 11:23 am by MDTweetWe’re pleased to introduce another writer, MD Ramesh to this Blog. He’s a former colleague & a good friend of mine for the past 15 years. In his spare time, MD moon-lights as the editor of a local Newsletter in Iowa. Please encourage him with your comments. – Sukumar. This summer, I was teaching my […]
Celebrating the Indian Constitution in the Comity of Nations
Filed in General Interest, January 26, 2010, 8:45 am by Abdul FakhriTweetOn the occasion of Republic Day this year, it is important to recall that this day in 1950 we gave to ourselves our Constitution. The Constitution of India is the most sacred and central legal document. It is on the basis of this document that many other laws are derived and that we learn to […]
5th Annual Blog Pongal – the best posts of 2009
Filed in General Interest, January 14, 2010, 6:00 am by SukumarTweetProlog Happy Pongal/Sankranti to those that celebrate it. We have been celebrating the Pongal festival on the same day since the days of the Indus Valley Civilization (according to my research) making it a 4,500+ year old tradition. On this blog, we have been celebrating it with a harvest festival of our own – the annual Blog Pongal – a harvest […]
Telangana Crisis – United We Stand, Divided We Fall – Part 2
Filed in General Interest, December 27, 2009, 7:49 pm by VamsiTweetIn the part 1 of this series, I narrated events that happened prior to late 1990s in the Andhra Pradesh. In the second part, I will cover the evolution of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the changed political climate. I will start with background on Naxal violence in AP. Even though Naxalism has roots in […]
