The Mumbai Suburban Railway. Mumbai’s arteries, veins, and capillaries rolled into one functional hunk of steel. Even after living in this bulging metropolis for so long, I am continually amazed by the efficiency of its semi-antiquated local rail network. This is not a network built to help, say, a quaint German hamlet go about its [...]
Archive for February, 2009
An ode to Mumbai’s local trains
Posted in Infrastructure, Mumbai, tagged Class, India, Mumbai, Public transportation, Street vendors, Train, Urban on February 27, 2009 | 8 Comments »
iPill: the new iPod?
Posted in Public health, tagged Advertising, Cipla, Emergency contraception, HIV/AIDS, India, iPill, New India, Public health on February 17, 2009 | 7 Comments »
What characterizes the “New India” ? You know, the new breed of fashionable, educated, gently rebellious youth who earn their own money and often live in rented apartments? In terms of items this group consumes, I would say Cafe Coffee Day, Orkut, Ghajini-inspired caller tunes, Friends (oh sorry, F.R.I.E.N.D.S), chunky jewelry, iPod Nanos, Pink Floyd [...]
On worker bees and economic stimuli
Posted in Politics, tagged Animal behavior, Democracy, Economist, Groupthink on February 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Trust this week’s Economist to seamlessly link animal behavior to the political decision-making process (for the record, I have been spotted waxing poetic about The Economist’s cutting insight, breath-taking worldliness, and amazing dry wit). If you have a minute, check out Decisions, Decisions, an article in their Science and Technology section. The article essentially synthesizes [...]
Bra burning, Indian-ishtyle
Posted in Feminism, tagged Feminism, Hindu Extremism, India, Pink Chaddi Campaign, Valentine's Day on February 13, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Remember that song by Aerosmith, Pink? As in, that which is the color of passion and today just goes with the fashion? Every word in that song rings true right now, given India’s latest hyper-publicized movement (crusade by modern “netizens” ?), the Pink Chaddi Campaign. Quick background, for those of you who (a) live in [...]
Yet another blog entry on Slumdog
Posted in Film, tagged Film, Mumbai, Slumdog Millionaire on February 11, 2009 | 6 Comments »
based on links my friends have been sending me, it seems like many have been sharing their thoughts on the newest film that appears to be able to walk on water. but oh well, a barrel can never have too many monkeys, can it? oh slumdog millionaire, that which can part the seas, bridge the [...]
Hello world!
Posted in Uncategorized on February 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
hello anonymous, ambiguous, androgynous cyberspace! so i’m new to blogging, but am enthusiastic to learn the rules. i like thinking — and now writing — about a lot of things, from economic development to social entrepreneurship to public health initiatives to literature to film to urban environments to animal behaviour. oh and pop culture. so [...]
