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Monthly Archives: December 2010

Social Engineering and Livelihoods: Need for Creative Dialogues

December 6, 2010

Let me begin with a story about my favourite Sufi wit, Mullah Nasruddin. Apparently one day the Mullah lost his ring down in the basement of his house. He couldn’t find it because it was very dark in there. So he climbed out onto the street and started looking for it there instead. Somebody passing [...]

The Dirty Dozen

December 1, 2010

What’s the difference between Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh? This query is not about their politics. It’s about their food. Pandit Nehru didn’t have to worry about the food he was eating. It was 100% safe. Agricultural experts began to recommend the use of poisonous chemicals in agriculture from 1966 onwards when [...]

Ever heard of natural salt?

December 1, 2010

Whoever thought that salt would one day be considered a bad thing! There is so much of salt in us: our tears are salty and our blood tastes salty as well. The saltiness in human body fluids in fact parallels the saltiness of the ocean. So why are doctors and health experts advising us to [...]