A few days ago, I came across a news article on the BBC's website which began with this photograph. Aside from the rather generous hues of rust that embalm the ship's side, things look fairly normal. That is until you realize that this ship is a 150-foot Japanese squid fishing vessel that was ousted from … Continue reading An Actor Named Grief and His Five Stages
Kony 2012 and The Social Seduction of Now
I couldn't help but chuckle to myself when I first saw this photograph a few days ago. It was taken by American photo-journalist Glenna Gordon who at the time was covering (on assignment with AP) the peace talks between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Ugandan government on the Sudan-Congo border. During one particular … Continue reading Kony 2012 and The Social Seduction of Now
India
For most of my life, the fact that I am from India was little more than an embarrassment. I grew up in settings replete with the influences of western culture (with friends who were mostly white) and as such, my associations with being Indian arose mainly from the typical stereotypes having to do with a … Continue reading India
Best of 2011
Since any idiot can compile a traditional "Best of 2011" list (see below), I've decided to take the road less traveled and recount a few occasions over the last year that were of personal import to me. In a year that featured, amongst other things, the completion of a masters in community something or other … Continue reading Best of 2011
Hong Kong I Love/Hate You OR Reasons to Live OR My Ode to the Apocalypse
I'm back (not really with a vengeance) in the city with which I have a love/hate relationship. Hong Kong, if you must know. I love that this place is a pastiche of cultures with a diversity of culinary options, that my best friends are from America, Australia, Canada, England, and Nepal, and that patriotism is … Continue reading Hong Kong I Love/Hate You OR Reasons to Live OR My Ode to the Apocalypse
Writing Is Prayer 