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Protected: Counting Down to Year-End
Category: The Whistle Library
Farewell to the Monsoon in Goa 2025
The IMD has announced the withdrawal or retreat of the South-west Monsoon for this year, and I thought I'd share a small and quick video I made to bid it goodbye. These are video images of the swaying palms next-door to our flat and the sea at Bogmalo Beach, which is not too far from… Continue reading Farewell to the Monsoon in Goa 2025
The Enigma of Arrival, a Departure from My Reading of Naipaul
I was reading a book by VS Naipaul after a really long time, when my aged father presented me with The Enigma of Arrival for my birthday last month. I was looking forward to reading it, since I hadn’t read this particular book before. Of course, I had the nagging doubt that unprofessional PR agency… Continue reading The Enigma of Arrival, a Departure from My Reading of Naipaul
Protected: Reading for The Fall Flux
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Does India, the Land of Festivals, Lack Imagination?
The festive season is already upon us in India. From Janmashtami - that celebrates Lord Krishna’s birth – which just went by, to Diwali and Dussehra and to Christmas and New Year, accompanied by the wedding season, India is meant to be in a festive mood for more than half the year. It is a… Continue reading Does India, the Land of Festivals, Lack Imagination?
The State of Media Brands in the World Today
As an advertising professional who has been writing on brands as well as the economy, politics and business as well as culture on my blog, I thought I’d write about the state of the media around the world, as I see it today. I will not focus so much on the advertising aspect of media,… Continue reading The State of Media Brands in the World Today
Protected: Come September, Threats Et Al
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Brands Addressing Global Issues – Part 2
In line with the theme of innovation that my blog is celebrating this year, I had thought of how companies and brands can address global issues and build their brands at the same time, in an earlier post where I had shared my thoughts and ideas on Absolut Vodka. I had said that very few… Continue reading Brands Addressing Global Issues – Part 2
Dalrymple’s Golden Road Dazzles, But Lacks Depth
At a time when India seems to be scaling new heights at least in GDP rankings globally, there couldn’t have been a timelier book on India and its place in the world than The Golden Road. William Dalrymple’s latest book, The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World attempts to tell the story of… Continue reading Dalrymple’s Golden Road Dazzles, But Lacks Depth
Protected: Summertime Blues Reading
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Peripatetic Perch 