Secularism Gone AWRY

May 18, 2003 on 12:02 am | In Newspapers, Times of India | 1 Comment

Two weeks ago I met an old friend after a longish gap and he asked me what I had been up to. I admitted somewhat reluctantly that I had been wrestling with our ancient Sanskrit texts, but mostly in translation. Continue reading…

Once Again, Democracy Versus Capitalism: The Political Economy of Reform

May 17, 2003 on 3:05 pm | In Newspapers, Seminar | No Comments

In India Unbound I wrote about how India embraced democracy first and capitalism afterwards and this had made all the difference.1 India became a full-fledged democracy in 1950, with universal suffrage and extensive human rights, but it was not until 1991 that it opened up to a freer play of capitalist forces. This unique reversal, I think, explains a great deal about Indian society today, and particularly why the pace of reforms is so painfully slow. Continue reading…

Make Money from Trash

May 3, 2003 on 12:03 am | In Newspapers, Times of India | No Comments

Kevin lives in America but he is no different from most Indian nine-year-olds who do their arithmetic homework before dinner. One evening in February he worked diligently on the ratio of birds to worms and gave it the next day to his teacher, who was pleased that he had begun to grasp fractions. That evening Kevin showed his homework to his parents, who taped it on the fridge. On Saturday Kevin’s mother casually threw the homework into the paper section of the family garbage, from where it was picked up and taken to Clifton, New Jersey’s recycling centre. Continue reading…

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