After seeing my daughter graduate from Woodstock School last week, this week I’m visiting Sun’s engineering center in Bangalore, to meet colleagues – and film them! I haven’t been to Bangalore since 1980, when it was a sleepy little town. No more! The ride in from the new airport (just opened last week) took an… Continue reading Visiting Sun Bangalore
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Gallery: Woodstock School Graduation 2008
My daughter Rossella‘s graduating class. You might also like: Scholarships for Peace
Gallery: Woodstock School Baccalaureate Ceremony 2008
The Baccalaureate ceremony of my daughter Rossella’s graduating class. The students wear their national/regional costumes for this event. Ross, logically, wore Italian couture. Yes, one of her classmates is actually a Cossack (I think the uniform was his father’s), who has since attended the London School of Economics. Others in the class are from Afghanistan,… Continue reading Gallery: Woodstock School Baccalaureate Ceremony 2008
2007 in Review
above: another gorgeous winterline sunset, Mussoorie, December 2007 The past year was so busy that, in spite of the many articles, photos, and videos I published here, there are still travels and events that I haven’t even mentioned, video and photos you haven’t yet seen. 2008 is shaping up to be even busier so, in… Continue reading 2007 in Review
More Things to Buy in India – The Growth of a Consumer Society
^ Buduram the mochi (shoemaker), Landour, Mussoorie, 1980 When I first went to India in 1977, there wasn’t a lot to buy anywhere in the country. The basics – food, clothing, shelter, transport – were all available, but the consumer goods industry was severely undeveloped, thanks to a government attitude of “Be Indian, Buy Indian”,… Continue reading More Things to Buy in India – The Growth of a Consumer Society