Top singers like Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan and Kunal Ganjawala, in addition to several others have lent their voices in this moving video against terrorism...
Showing posts with label Business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Business. Show all posts
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
Indian Village Renamed Snapdeal.com. And It’s Not A Cheap Marketing Stunt!
Indian Village Renamed Snapdeal.com. And It’s Not A Cheap Marketing Stunt!:
"We honestly did something very simple – didn’t even cost that much – and installed 15 hand pumps, which now enable clean water within a distance of 50 meters for all the residents of the village.
We must have spent a total of $5000 on getting this and the really cool part about this is that these 15 hand pumps will give clean water to the villagers for the next 15-20 years!"
"We honestly did something very simple – didn’t even cost that much – and installed 15 hand pumps, which now enable clean water within a distance of 50 meters for all the residents of the village.
We must have spent a total of $5000 on getting this and the really cool part about this is that these 15 hand pumps will give clean water to the villagers for the next 15-20 years!"
Monday, November 1, 2010
Importance of food in world's religions
The status of food, at least in the developed countries, has been elevated form a basic necessity to an object of pleasure, to a sport, and to a series of interpretations by various cultures - witness the rise of the Cooking Channels. And now, there is a renewed twist on food - the spiritual twist...
Food in religion is nothing new - ancient religions incorporated certain practices about food in their rituals - not to eat certain types of food for a certain group of people, e.g. Jews or Christians, or to abstain from certain foods on certain days. Initially, there must have been a reason for these, as there were no methods of refrigeration and preservation of food - for example, not eating easy to spoil food items like dairy or eggs on certain days, fasting, vegetarianism, or not using stimulants - but over time, these were modified and became a way of life. Sharing or donation of food was incorporated into our rituals as well, and those practices continue to the modern day.
There is an initiative under way called Holy Kitchens, which examines the commonality of the role of food in world's religions. From their site, "Sharing food is as old as time itself and an inseparable part of the human experience. When we share food in a spiritual setting we imbue it with meaning that draws us closer to our creator and closer to each other. A simple dish of lentils becomes much more than a simple bowl of food. It becomes spiritual sustenance that elevates our consciousness..."
Interesting concept, and thought provoking...click here for coverage in the WSJ
Food in religion is nothing new - ancient religions incorporated certain practices about food in their rituals - not to eat certain types of food for a certain group of people, e.g. Jews or Christians, or to abstain from certain foods on certain days. Initially, there must have been a reason for these, as there were no methods of refrigeration and preservation of food - for example, not eating easy to spoil food items like dairy or eggs on certain days, fasting, vegetarianism, or not using stimulants - but over time, these were modified and became a way of life. Sharing or donation of food was incorporated into our rituals as well, and those practices continue to the modern day.
There is an initiative under way called Holy Kitchens, which examines the commonality of the role of food in world's religions. From their site, "Sharing food is as old as time itself and an inseparable part of the human experience. When we share food in a spiritual setting we imbue it with meaning that draws us closer to our creator and closer to each other. A simple dish of lentils becomes much more than a simple bowl of food. It becomes spiritual sustenance that elevates our consciousness..."
Interesting concept, and thought provoking...click here for coverage in the WSJ
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
How an ecology app for sharing nature photos built a community—and became a business.
How an ecology app for sharing nature photos built a community—and became a business. - By Jill Priluck - Slate Magazine
Interesting article about how a free app grew into a community, and then got investment from a giant...
Interesting article about how a free app grew into a community, and then got investment from a giant...
Sunday, October 3, 2010
India Launches Project to ID 1.2 Billion People - WSJ.com
India Launches Project to ID 1.2 Billion People - WSJ.com
A dream team to setup an ID system for more than a billion people - great concept! How would a real ID system effect the common man? Some good ideas in the article, including hope that the subsidized rations get to the right people instead of the middlemen...
A dream team to setup an ID system for more than a billion people - great concept! How would a real ID system effect the common man? Some good ideas in the article, including hope that the subsidized rations get to the right people instead of the middlemen...
Saturday, September 11, 2010
How bathroom posture affects your health.
How bathroom posture affects your health. - By Daniel Lametti - Slate Magazine
Interesting theories...did the South Asians, the masters of the "East Asian Squat", have it right all along?
Interesting theories...did the South Asians, the masters of the "East Asian Squat", have it right all along?
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Fire in the Hole - Foreign Policy
Fire in the Hole - By Jason Miklian and Scott Carney | Foreign Policy
"But plenty of Indians have missed out. Economic liberalization has not even nudged the lives of the country's bottom 200 million people. India is now one of the most economically stratified societies on the planet; its judicial system remains byzantine, its political institutions corrupt, its public education and health-care infrastructure anemic. The percentage of people going hungry in India hasn't budged in 20 years, according to this year's U.N. Millennium Development Goals report. New Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore now boast gleaming glass-and-steel IT centers and huge engineering projects. But India's vast hinterland remains dirt poor -- nowhere more so than the mining region of India's eastern interior, the part of the country that produces the iron for the buildings and cars, the coal that keeps the lights on in faraway metropolises, and the exotic minerals that go into everything from wind turbines to electric cars to iPads..."
"But plenty of Indians have missed out. Economic liberalization has not even nudged the lives of the country's bottom 200 million people. India is now one of the most economically stratified societies on the planet; its judicial system remains byzantine, its political institutions corrupt, its public education and health-care infrastructure anemic. The percentage of people going hungry in India hasn't budged in 20 years, according to this year's U.N. Millennium Development Goals report. New Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore now boast gleaming glass-and-steel IT centers and huge engineering projects. But India's vast hinterland remains dirt poor -- nowhere more so than the mining region of India's eastern interior, the part of the country that produces the iron for the buildings and cars, the coal that keeps the lights on in faraway metropolises, and the exotic minerals that go into everything from wind turbines to electric cars to iPads..."
'Hiding Divya' was a real challenge for Pooja Kumar
Image via Wikipedia'Hiding Divya' was a real challenge for Pooja KumarPooja Kumar has come a long way. From the early days of Miss India America to a familiar face on ads on NYC buses to her latest movie, Hiding Divya. In fact, at a recent meeting at a large financial planning company, their standard product collateral had a picture of her - maybe showing diversity or the girl next door..
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The movie sounds very intriguing, but with a new director, its always iffy...as NY TImes states, “Hiding Divya” has moments that feel drawn from life, and the nurturing, smothering Indian community where Divya lives is nicely sketched in. But Ms. Mirza’s storytelling has too many holes: pieces that don’t add up, scenes that leave you with fundamental questions. In the end, you’re none the wiser about mental illness or even about these characters. "
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Ending the Digital Divide? Cheapest tablet in India...
"Finally realising his dream project, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday launched a $35 computing device that will be made available to ‘learners’ right from primary schools to universities. Aiming at bringing down the price to $10, the Ministry has also begun discussions with global manufacturers to start mass production of arguably the world’s cheapest laptop..."
So if this really works, what could be next? Broadband to the villages? Apps in the cloud? e-government? is the digital divide almost over? Is nirvana almost here?
So if this really works, what could be next? Broadband to the villages? Apps in the cloud? e-government? is the digital divide almost over? Is nirvana almost here?
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