Hindustan Times
In September 2008, an American student Natalie Dylan put her virginity on auction and moneyed – presumably old – men are bidding furiously. The highest bid so far is $ 3.8 million or roughly Rs 18 crore. A graduate in women’s studies, Dylan explains it all in terms of gender relations in a capitalist society. She writes: Read more
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Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Filed under Policy and Politics · Tagged capitalism, Gujarat High Court, Natalie Dylan, virginity, virgins
A friend – a police officer working in one of the most lawless states of India– returned from a visit to the US recently and summed it up rather eloquently. “In the US they slow down when the traffic light turns yellow. In India, we accelerate.” Read more
(20 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Friday, January 23, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Filed under Policy and Politics · Tagged Chidambaram, India, journalism, US
Few of us think highly of government. Most of us don’t think of government at all. But things are changing, and how.
For example, more and more people are keen to keep their money in government-owned banks. They suddenly seem okay with dusty desks and not-so-pleasing clerks, who are not called customer service executives. When you are scared, you look up to the government. Like we are now, by a global financial crisis that is taking away our jobs and depleting our assets. Read more
(7 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Friday, January 23, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Filed under Policy and Politics · Tagged banks, Food, government, India, politics, US
