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Protected: February 2019 Owl Reading
Breaks-it, But Will Britain Make It?
If Britain severs its ties with the European Union, where does it belong? It’s too small to be a continent by itself. Many think it’s too diverse to even be called a country. The Scots and the Irish don’t want out. But the Welsh want to leave. And, most importantly, Brexiteers want out, we are… Continue reading Breaks-it, But Will Britain Make It?
Here Today, Ghosn Tomorrow
The ignominious exit of Carlos Ghosn from Nissan Motors is making international headlines at the moment, but I would like to focus on something a little different in this piece and then examine the fate of Mr Ghosn in that context. We are all facing the effects of technological disruption in our lives and in… Continue reading Here Today, Ghosn Tomorrow
Homo Deus (sans machina)
It had been a while since I ordered a copy of Homo Deus, Yuval Noah Harari’s second book. I read his first book, Sapiens, sometime in October last year and had reviewed it in a post on my blog. I enjoyed it so much that I was eagerly looking forward to reading Homo Deus. And… Continue reading Homo Deus (sans machina)
A New Year, a New Blog Site… and Owl that Jazz!
We’re a week into 2019 and while we’re in the third week of the government shutdown in the US and just a week away from Britain's parliament voting on Brexit, I thought I would share some positive news with readers of my blog site. What govt shutdown, what Brexit? I was not born in the… Continue reading A New Year, a New Blog Site… and Owl that Jazz!
A Decade of Excess, and the Scars are still Visible
“The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom… You never what is enough until you know what is more than enough.” - William Blake. This might be a strange note on which to begin the new year, but not if one looks at the signs all around us. Listening to some world leaders, you might… Continue reading A Decade of Excess, and the Scars are still Visible
2018: A ‘ear for Music
What a year 2018 has been. As it draws to a close, I can’t help thinking about how we got from alarm over a third world war breaking out (and worse, a nuclear one) at the start, to a G20 Summit in Argentina at the end. Even if we weren’t listening all the time and… Continue reading 2018: A ‘ear for Music
GALF 2018: Stories from Home
Goa had some unusual visitors this winter. Not tourists, but some of the finest writers from India and from across the world congregated in this wonderful coastal state to talk about, well, literature and storytelling. The International Centre Goa, venue for GALF 2018 I count myself among the lucky and the privileged to have been… Continue reading GALF 2018: Stories from Home
GALF 2018: Stories of Crossings
While some of the finest stories emerging from GALF 2018 were those from home, rooted in Indian experiences, thought and tradition, there were yet other delightful tales that deserve to be told separately. For these are stories of crossings; of writers making physical and metaphorical journeys across time and space, and of ordinary people who… Continue reading GALF 2018: Stories of Crossings
Beautiful Writing of Another Kind
A serendipitous find led me to write this piece. I don’t think I would be wrong in saying that we all admire beautiful writing, even in the days of digital media and 5 to 8 minute reads. But how many of us would stop to think of the writers – artists to be sure –… Continue reading Beautiful Writing of Another Kind
Peripatetic Perch 