A few days ago, I had the privilege to be on Nightline Dubai with James Piecowye. For those of you who are not familiar with the show, it’s a talk show that airs Sunday – Wednesday 8-10pm (103.8FM), and covers a variety of subjects. James is a great host and also happens to be one [...]
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Movie Review: Slumdog Millionaire
Posted in life, movies, opinion, personal, thoughts, tagged Danny Boyle, India, Mumbai, poverty, Slumdog Millionaire on January 30, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I come home from watching Slumdog Millionaire with a lump in my throat. The blatant truth of the Mumbai slums depicted in the film is unsurprising for Indians, yet horrifying all the same. There are a number of off-beat Indian films that shed light on various issues — like Split Wide Open, Water and Salaam [...]
How will India perform at the 2008 Olympics?
Posted in news, opinion, thoughts on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Abhinav Bindra just won India its first individual gold medal at the Olympics, and the first gold in 28 years since the Men’s Hockey team won the gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Is there more hope for India? Or will this be a repeat of the 2004 Olympics where India came back with one [...]
Walking 9000-miles without money…
Posted in opinion on March 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
…is Mark Boyle’s execution of the Freeconomy Movement — a movement that is working on creating a world without money. This is the topic of my latest post at Vagablogging. Check it out here.
Quote from the Jay-Z of blogging
Posted in blogging, opinion, quotes on December 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“I always believed that those of us who were creating personal media online would win. I still hold out hope that when we do so, it’s not because we were willing to fight dirtier (or work cheaper) than the media that inspired us, but rather because we could do a better job of making media [...]