Jeff Jarvis recently wrote a description of what he thinks the quintessential 21st Century editor is like, by telling his audience all about recruitment ads of some renowned newspapers. The roles which the papers were looking to hire new people for, sound pretty tech savvy. Jarvis cites the Guardian’s hiring a tag editor. The people […]
Traveler on the Road : Mohit Sen’s Memoirs
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Although there are volumes of leftist literature produced in India, the material about the founders and other leading lights of the communist movement is hard to get. Communists typically in India at least have not written memoirs or auto biographies – not that many biographies are available either – […]
Judiciary on the Table again
Saeed Minhas Islamabad– Our self-styled foreign minister Khursheed Kasuri wrapped up the discussion on foreign policy in the House by emphasizing that Pakistan has the guts to say no to US be it IPI gas pipe line or a unilateral action in tribal areas, because he claimed that we are sovereign nation and thanks to […]
Reflections: Another Day at the Welfare Office
<p>Everyday people in need of government assistance make the journey to our Social Security/Welfare Office for General Relief and Food Stamps. What they get is 75 pages and a full day of questions about their bank accounts and what they own, how much money they have earned in the past or how much has passed […]
[Bangladesh] Own brand of democracy with foreign money? Give us a break
Own brand of democracy with foreign money? Give us a break! We have previously asserted that the 50plus generation in Bangladesh is incapable of thinking of their own, they always talk and think about the country with a reference to Kissinger’s characterization of BD economy. We are not happy to see that our assertion is […]
The Art of My Life
I am going to talk about the art of my life and how I came to it. It is going to be a long article since it spans my whole life. I cut many things off, but it is still quite long. So please bear with me. As a kid, I enjoyed playing very much […]