Hindustan Times
Bob Carr and I met such a long time ago that the first time he heard me speak, at a conference in Queensland, was also the first time he heard anyone use the term “blogger.” I remember him more for his description of being part of the Chester A. Arthur Club. Who is that you may ask? Read more
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Loading ...Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Friday, January 25, 2013 at 2:02 am
Filed under World · Tagged Arthur Club, Australian foreign policy, bilateral relationship, Bob Carr, Chester A, energy, foreign hand, foreign investment, migration, Pramit Pal Chaudhuri
Frits Staal, a Dutch Indologist and Sanskrit scholar, died on February. I read one of his latest books on the Vedas last year. It was a wonderful read, especially in describing the Athirathram, an ancient Vedic ritual that included a construction of a fire altar shaped like a bird.
(4 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Friday, February 24, 2012 at 1:45 am
Filed under World · Tagged Aryan, Asia, Frits Staal, Greek, hindustantimes, India, migration, mitochondrial studies, Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, symbolism, Vedas
It is now common for one to find one or two Western interns working in my newspaper’s cubicle farm in New Delhi. Another group of older workers can be found in the management floors. Read more
(7 votes, average: 4.57 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Friday, June 3, 2011 at 12:00 am
Filed under World · Tagged asylum policy, foreign residents, H-1B visas, HINDUSTAN Times, interns, migration, Migration Policy Institute, news, professional expat, workers
The remarkable decline of Britain in the average Indians’ consciousness over the past half century is quite dramatic. It is not based on any hostility to Britain. Read more
(11 votes, average: 4.55 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Friday, July 30, 2010 at 12:19 am
Filed under World · Tagged 1948 British Nationality Act, Britain, Commonwealth, emigration, HINDUSTAN Times, immigration, Labour Force Surveys, Margaret Thatcher, migration, news, tabula rasa
