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Monthly Archives: April 2006
Growth of Cell Phones in India
Every year I go home to Coimbatore, India. And each time, I come back amazed at the really rapid pace of changes and how they seem to be altering the fundamentals of society. Fortunately for me, I get to experience … Continue reading
New Mobilizing Tool Against an Old Outrage
Blank Noise Project: Blank – that which is not allowed meaning, form or articulation. Noise – that which heightens, builds itself. With those poetic words, young women in major metropolitan cities in India are taking on an old scourge
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Zero Waste Management (ZWM) in Vellore
AID-India has a new Saathi (program that sponsors an individual for a period of time). His name is C.Srinivasan, a ‘young, dynamic environmentalist’ from Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. He is the founder of Exnora Green Cross (EGC) and is the … Continue reading
Supposed Shadow Sovereigns
This is the second Power Women list in the March 12 edition of Business India (first power women list). It is titled Shadow Sovereigns – inaccurately so, IMO. I will explain why in a bit. Who are these shadow sovereigns? … Continue reading
The Women of SHARE
This week’s Ananda Vikatan has a story about the women’s Self-Help Group called SHARE (Self Help Association for Rural Education and Employment) in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu, India. It was started in the 1970s as part of the famed … Continue reading
India Inc.’s 25 Most Powerful Women
That is the cover story on Business Today’s March 12, 2006 issue that I presume commomerates the International Women’s Day: The 25 Most Powerful Women in Indian Business . Very Cool! It looks like this is the third annual listing. … Continue reading