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The quiet normalcy of

Saturday, April 15, 2006

After dealing with (Rajkumar’s) death, as we return to the quiet normalcy of everyday life, it is time to deal with the other certainty: taxes. It still is a chore, even if preparing my uncomplicated returns hardly takes fifteen minutes.
Then there are these other deadlines, which are looming large as ominous certainties that can no [...]

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Courting alumni, serving alumni

Sunday, April 9, 2006

It is universally acknowledged that American universities have long valued alumni and their wallets. Anything that would enable an alumnus to maintain his or her ‘university spirit’ everywhere, our universities want to facilitate that. In the digital era though one need not rely just on a glossy magazine or coffee mugs or memories of a [...]

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Don’t be trippin …

Thursday, April 6, 2006

Indian kids (in America), don’t be shy. Confess, this is what you want your ultra conservative (‘in my time’ ‘when I was a kid’ ‘your grand father was so strict’ ‘and we never got to date or choose careers’) father to say!
Opal Mehta’s father indeed does. Never mind, Opal is a fictional character, and exists [...]

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Wireless in SF

Thursday, April 6, 2006

Sepoy sent me this article on academic bloggers in the US News and World Report this morning, which made me more aggreived at the Marriotts and Hiltons of this world.
Let me explain. I am in San Francisco for the Association of Asian Studies annual meetings. For someone who doesn’t like conferences, I sure go to [...]

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On predicting futures

Tuesday, April 4, 2006

It is universally acknowledged that Sangh Parivar has always been obsessed with astrology (jyothishyasastra), ancient India’s science of planetary movements and its influence on life everywhere, particularly human life. Along with this science, ancient India also created an elaborate ritual system to make peace with the planets when they are likley to cause trouble to [...]

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