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Posts Tagged ‘basix

The Importance of Cities

Posted by: Aadisht on: January 22, 2008

This Indian Express anchor story on how Bihari migrants send 18 crore (180 million) rupees home through money orders every year gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. The money (heh!) quotes: Noida’s post offices send out over Rs 36 crore a year through nearly 3.65 lakh money orders. … The rise in money orders shows [...]

Innovation in the Third World

Posted by: Aadisht on: January 21, 2008

This Boston Globe oped (free registration might be required) is astonishing. The author, somebody named Jeremy Kahn, has violated the Sominism-cheat-sheet and Neelakantan’s guide to writing about India left, right, and centre. He appears to have actually understood the nuances of what he’s writing about! And he doesn’t mention caste, growing inequality, pollution, or elephants on [...]