January 12, 2006

I Heart Outsourcing!

Senator John Kerry came to India recently to discuss, among other things, his opinions on outsourcing. During the U.S. elections of 2004, Indians (or at least the Indian media) never quite warmed to Kerry, so I suppose this was a...

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Posted by Melanie on January 12, 2006 08:03 PM
Category: India

January 11, 2006

Book Bans and Other Stupid Govt Tricks

Bombay is one of the most progressive cities in India. For most intents and purposes, both the New York and L.A. of India. It is also the capital of of Maharashtra, a state that is proving to be more backward...

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Posted by Melanie on January 11, 2006 07:43 AM
Category: India

January 04, 2006

Plus ça change...

I don't think I had ever planned my life beyond 2005, so New Year's 2006 hit me from the out of the blue. We hadn't made any plans for New Years, either, figuring that something low-key would come along. Ha!...

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Posted by Melanie on January 4, 2006 08:07 AM
Category: India

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