And you thought Mumbai was part of India. Don’t tell that to Mumbai politician Raj Thackeray and his goons. Indian newspapers are full of reports that North Indians (particularly those from the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Mumbai are being attacked by supporters of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, a regional political party founded by Raj Thackeray […]
Indian food owes its attraction to the rich amalgam of spices and, of course, the hot chilies that go into its famed curries. Today’s Wall Street Journal (subscription required) brings us news of an Indian chili called Bhut Jolokia that is supposedly 200 times hotter than jalapeño pepper. Apparently, Bhut Jolokia is the world’s hottest chili […]
Frankly, we think Bobby Jindal stinks. At least, Jindal’s views on abortion do. We also think Jindal is a phony, a Christian fanatic (or at least pretends to be in a state where religion is very important to its citizens) and lacks the experience to handle a complex task like governing a backward and corrupt […]
What’s wrong with America? In the supposedly richest country in the world, 47 million Americans are uninsured and have no access to even basic healthcare. Even those with health insurance are routinely denied treatment by greedy insurance companies. Now comes more disturbing news. The U.S. has been ranked last in providing effective healthcare to its citizens, […]
Who’d have thought that the Indian education system would become the envy of a highly developed country! Today’s New York Times has an interesting front page piece on how the Japanese are now increasingly fascinated with the Indian education system. As the NYT piece puts it: Bookstores are filled with titles like “Extreme Indian Arithmetic Drills†and […]
Outsourcing to software centers in Bangalore or call centers in Chennai are passe. So 20th centuryish. The latest frontier in outsourcing to India is womb rentals for foreigners who require a surrogate, according to an Associated Press story by Sam Dolnick in USA Today. A team of maids, cooks and doctors looks after the women, whose […]