December 30, 2004
by atanu
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I am outraged. Yes, I not so much saddened as I am outraged. It is a great tragedy. So many lives needlessly wasted. So many children dead, so many more with little hope of a decent human existence. Millions homeless … Continue reading
December 29, 2004
by atanu
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What do we want in India? If foreigners want these things, we want them twenty times more. Because…in spite of our boasted ancestry of sages, compared to many other races, I must tell you that we are weak, very weak. … Continue reading
December 28, 2004
by atanu
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Conferences can be terribly boring affairs. But for real tedium, you cannot beat a conference on ICT and development. So it was with a great deal of trepidation that I ended up in Bhopal a few days ago to attend … Continue reading
December 26, 2004
by atanu
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To think of technology as know-how is immensely useful. At its core, technology is knowledge. The artifacts of technology are essentially embodied-knowledge. Some of this technology is very sophisticated and we call it “hi-tech”. Examples of technological artifacts with embodied … Continue reading
December 26, 2004
by atanu
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Rajesh’s blog has an item on Amartya Sen on India and China. Of late Indians have been forced to accept unfavorable comparisons between India and China. And with good reason. But Indians find some grounds — often flimsy — to … Continue reading
December 23, 2004
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He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils for time is the greatest innovator. Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626) Last week I presented a paper on ICT and education at a conference in Bhopal organized by the All … Continue reading
December 15, 2004
by atanu
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When I was growing up in Nagpur, I had a friend who used to proclaim “India is ruled by toads” whenever we discussed India’s politicians. Being called a toad was the worst insult we could come up with. He later … Continue reading
December 14, 2004
by atanu
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These days the domestic airlines have evidently been instructed by powers up on high (so to speak) to warn the passengers that aerial photography of Indian territory is prohibited. Together with the usual instruction on how to fasten a seat … Continue reading
December 13, 2004
by atanu
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During a recent visit to Hyderabad on work, I took some time off on a Sunday to visit the Golconda Fort which dates from the 13th century and is located on the western outskirts of the city. Like most tourist … Continue reading
December 9, 2004
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Sonal Vaidya requested that I put a link to The Color of Bhutan blog post which is about a photo exhibition the proceeds of which will benefit Bhutanese children.
December 9, 2004
by atanu
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Folk wisdom captures very succinctly the idea that life is about tradeoffs in the saying that one cannot eat one’s cake and have it as well. If you eat the cake, it is gone and you no longer have it. … Continue reading
December 7, 2004
by atanu
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“ICT for Development” seems to be all the rage these days. One cannot turn anywhere without being bombarded with the conventional wisdom that ICT will solve all developmental problems, so much so that people have begun to employ the idiotic … Continue reading
December 2, 2004
by atanu
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Thus have I heard, that once when the The Blessed One, the Tathagata, was resting in Rajagriha during the season of rains, he carefully pondered the economic truths. Among those assembled were Shariputra, the son of a noble family, and … Continue reading