Author: B Shantanu

Do we deserve the politicians we get?

These two posts are from last year but very well-written, thoughtful and drew tons of comments…I recommend everyone reads them…I will be writing a short essay on this separately as I think this topic deserves continuing debate and...

“Watch how China defends itself” – Excerpts

While going through my long (and over-due) “to-do” list, I came across a series of articles which I had kep for a later date…They are on various t opics but all worth a read,...

“Overheating India is the new cool” – Excerpts

Came across this recent article exploring all the talk about an overheating economy… Excerpts: “…Here is what Balaji wrote in response (to a blog entry about overheating India): “…When it comes to India, perceptions...

Pseudo-philosophy, Terrorists and Martyrs

After my previous post on this brave soul, I thought that I had nothing more to say about Major Manish Pitambare until I read this post on another blog.� . It makes a few...

“Water” nominated for Oscar, via Canada!

Deepa Mehta’s Water has now been nominated for the best foreign film award category at the Oscars (as a Canadian entry, even though the director is Indian, as well as the story and backdrop and...