It's the last day of 2024 and I thought I must share with all readers of my blog, the new brand identity I have created for Peripatetic Perch, even though I am not a designer or art director. As my blog goes into its seventh year in 2025, my new blog logo features a new… Continue reading New Year, New Blog Logo!
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While we can expect the trade and tariff wars to get a fresh impetus next year with President Trump in office, what are the chances that we can find a way to end the wars next year and bring peace to the world? From media reports it appears that Trump is himself all for ending… Continue reading What Are the Chances that We Can End the Wars Next Year?
The new Indian government took office six months ago, after a marathon parliament election in which the BJP-led NDA didn’t win a majority and had to form a coalition government. Since then, all of parliament proceedings have been stormed by the Adani controversy on which the opposition parties have been demanding a discussion. The Adani… Continue reading Little Work, Plenty of Hullabaloo
It was reported at the start of this year that around half the world would be voting in elections around the world in 2024! While this is in itself an interesting fact, I think even more fascinating would be the long journey that democracy has made over the past many centuries and decades across many… Continue reading What Election Year 2024 Tells Us About the State of Democracy
As is usual in Goa, after the monsoon ends there is always plenty of autumn cleaning required in our flat to clear away the cobwebs, dust and fungus that settle during the rainy months. This time, in October, I was struck by thoughts and remembrances of my late mother, Shantha Sundaram, my aged father’s mother… Continue reading October, Autumn Cleaning and Remembrances
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After Dubai, yet another oil rich country got a chance to host the UN Climate Change Summit or COP as it is known. I am not sure what the purpose of this is, but an obvious implication is that it would tend to limit conference discussions and deliberations, given that there would be resistance to… Continue reading Ideas for Garnering Private Climate Finance
Four of India’s states have just concluded their assembly elections in two instalments when they should have been held together in one shot. Besides the schedule reeking of unprofessional PR agency idiot bosses’ meddling and colluding with the central government, the media reporting too suffers from the same interference. Coming soon after the general elections… Continue reading Caste, Revdis and Sloganeering Once Again
It’s that time of the year. The festive season is here in India and soon, it will be around the world. The festive spirit is in the air and in many countries, it means partying, gifting and sharing good times together. Economically, it could also be just what the doctored ordered, at a time when… Continue reading A Holidays Campaign Idea for Pernod Ricard
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