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Category Archives: Culture & Society
Human and environmental effects of ‘mass-produced agriculture’
I must confess that I was not entirely surprised to read that the results of ‘mass-produced agriculture’ can sometimes be less than satisfactory. Allow me to summaries some of the human and environmental effects of using using ‘modern industrial production … Continue reading
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Sign the UN petition to end hunger now
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) started an online petition to put pressure of governments to end hunger. The petition will be presented to governments at an event taking place in Rome, Italy on 29 November 2010. … Continue reading
Junk food — just what the doctor ordered?
For sometime now I have held this belief that we need to market healthy food to kids as if it were junk food. I sometimes ‘joke’ that if we were to stop our children from eating spinach and carrots along … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Comment, Culture & Society, Media, Parenting
Tagged children, food marketing, healthy food, junk food, kids
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The Great Indian Economic Rope Trick
The mantra “world’s-second fastest-growing-economy” is often thrown at every problem this country faces as if it were a solution. It reminds me of the ‘mere pas ma hai’ dialogue from ‘Deewar‘. I must admit that if you are wealthy and … Continue reading
Affluenza?
affluenza, n. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more… An epidemic of stress, overwork, waste and indebtedness caused by the relentless desire for more material success and economic … Continue reading
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Going to Zero!
Zero is a quaint name for an unknown town hidden in the undergrowth of the deep jungles of Arunachal Pradesh — a state that is itself tucked away in the north-east of the country and is clearly not on the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Photography, Travel
Tagged adventure, arunachal pradesh, north-east india, Photography, Travel, wilderness
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Digital photo-documentaries by underprivileged kids
Some years ago I had an opportunity to work with underprivileged kids across of India. One project that I really enjoyed was working with them to create a photo-documentary of their world. Most of these kids had never seen a … Continue reading
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Tagged documentary, kids, Photography
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Buffaloes on Zebra Crossings – The Gurgaon Story
AEDES Am Pfefferberg, a gallery that focuses on architecture, organized an exhibition & seminar ‘What makes India urban?’ Our documentary ‘Buffaloes on Zebra Crossings – The Gurgaon Story’ was part of this. The exhibition was inaugurated on October 9, 2009 … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, documentary, people, Photography, society, urbanism
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Exercise and play helps students in the classroom
Here is some news for the academic minded parents and schools: “…brain activity and brain development are enhanced by physical exercise. It now appears that exercise can help kids learn at school.” Listen to the NPR story… According to study … Continue reading
Buffaloes on zebra crossings – The Gurgaon story
Our documentary film was first shown as part of an exhibition & seminar ‘What makes India urban?’ at AEDES Am Pfefferberg, Berlin, a gallery that focuses on architecture. In less than two decades, the rural landscape of Gurgaon has taken … Continue reading →