[Review] The Argumentative Indian
After all my dramatic agony and breathless complaining, I am glad I endured. The Argumentative Indian is neither easy nor fun to read. The first three pages of every chapter and sub-chapter are essentially wordy justifications of why the topic is deserving of...Street Poetry from Calcutta
An eBook version of Kalam’s annual anthology of poetry from marginalized communities in Calcutta is now available on Rising Voices. A $5 PayPal donation is suggested. I’ll be honest, I’ve never been the biggest fan of poetry, at least compared to...![[Podcast] Calcutta](https://i0.wp.com/farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/2767604606_f9193d60b0.jpg?w=425)
[Podcast] Calcutta
I’m in Dhaka now, but here are some tunes I was listening to while in Calcutta. [podcast]http://el-oso.net/mp3/Calcutta.mp3[/podcast] Download (Right click, save as)Blog Talk with the Founders of the Indian Bloggers and New Media Association
“Look at them. We’re trying to save the world and they’re still arguing about technology.” It’s the kind of statement you hear routinely at wi-fi enabled hipster coffee houses in San Francisco and Brooklyn, but here we are in New Delhi,...![[Video] Behind Delhi's World Health Organization Headquarters](https://i0.wp.com/farm4.static.flickr.com/3081/2749578656_8d36014dc0.jpg?w=430)
[Video] Behind Delhi's World Health Organization Headquarters
My Saturday lunch with Amit, Ashish, Abhishkek, and Ajay was postponed until Sunday. So I decided to get on Delhi’s new(ish) metro and get off at a random stop. I took the blue line to the eastern end, to Indraprastha, once the capital of the Pandava Kingdom in...Explosions in Medellin, Peddlers in Madagascar, Street Food and Footpaths in Calcutta
Every two weeks we feature four to five posts by Rising Voices participants as a way of showcasing some of the finest content from new voices that are typically ignored by both traditional and new media. In order to make new voices heard, however, we must be willing...[Elation] Recognition and Progress for Rising Voices
Below is this week’s newsletter to the Rising Voices mailing list. I’m so happy with the progress that Rising Voices has made, however, that I want to share it here as well. I’ll be publishing photos from last night’s event soon. I write...Three Years Later
Three years ago I decided to start a weblog. I opened an account on Pitas.com, wrote a couple entries, and then decided I wanted more control so I downloaded B2, the software that would later be called WordPress. A week after getting the blog installed, I drove down...We Might Well Say Small is Beautiful
A lot of people wonder why I have so many Indian friends. Me too. Surely, it has something to do with where I grew up, but that alone doesn’t explain the overwhelming preponderance of sub-continent in my life. Whatever the explanation may be –...Latest Photos
