And for a Friday returning from monsoon deluged Mumbai….. some thoughts….. Attending a Board meeting in HDFC House (Old Lever House ) in Churchgate, which is normally a 20 mns drive from home, took more than a hour & half. Heaviest rains in three years with visibilty of 5 feet. But Hats off to the…
And for another Friday with rumours that the Passports in India will be in Hindi with English translation….. some thoughts….. I wonder why we are raking up this controversial issue when we now have a fine, delicately poised but working 3 language Formula across most of India. Language is an emotive issue across the world,…
And for a Friday in Trivandrum attending my dear Nephew’s wedding….. some thoughts…… The Nair weddings of Kerala are legendary, as much for their simplicity as for the Brevity. The Bridegroom keeps the “Thali ” on the brides neck, it’s tied by the sister or Aunt, Garlands exchanged, a tray with a first set of…
And for a Friday of the holiday week in Iceland, a Nordic country in North Atlantic…. some thoughts….. If Germany is the World leader in Hitech Manufacturing, then Iceland is the number one in High End Adventure Tourism. Iceland the land of the opposites…. Fire and Ice. Unbelievable, how a small country colonised by Norway…
And for a Friday of the week in Germany with the Indo German Delegation…. some thoughts…. Every time I visit Germany I am amazed with the Technological upgradations, increasing openness to Foreigners and wide acceptance of the English language. At the Julich Supercomputing centre, they are combing neuroscience and Supercomputing in the “Human brain Project”.…