India’s experiment in financial inclusion is paying off
by Rashmee
Posted on August 31, 2022
One of the world’s foremost experiments in financial inclusion is marking its eighth birthday. India’s …
Read MoreNizamuddin is in the here and now but there are flashes of a time that should have passed
by Rashmee
Posted on August 30, 2022
Every time we are in the Indian capital Delhi, we head for Nizamuddin. Not the …
Read MoreThe real meaning of ‘Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ’ in the public space in BJP-ruled India
by Rashmee
Posted on August 29, 2022
I feel there is a need for a codicil to my earlier blog on public …
Read More‘Chinjabi’ chow mein and other Delhi delicacies
by Rashmee
Posted on August 28, 2022
The kindness of our friends in the Indian capital has meant we have been treated …
Read MoreDehradun Airport and art as a reflection of the spirit of its time
by Rashmee
Posted on August 26, 2022
In the Doon Valley, in the foothills of the Himalayas, sits Dehradun, which would be …
Read MoreWhat this dargah in Landour, high up in the Garhwal Himalayas, says about Modi’s India
by Rashmee
Posted on August 25, 2022
In Landour, high in the Garhwal Himalayas, sits a dargah or shrine of a Muslim …
Read MoreCloud walking: Landour in August
by Rashmee
Posted on August 24, 2022
There’s cloud walking and cloud walking. One sort is about feeling like your feet will …
Read MoreThe plainsfolk who drive commerce in hilly Landour
by Rashmee
Posted on August 23, 2022
Landour is high up in the hills of north India and it’s built on the …
Read MoreIndia at 75: The hill station spirit lives on
by Rashmee
Posted on August 22, 2022
Seventy-five years of independence from Britain and surging Hindu pride haven’t liberated Indians from the …
Read More‘Ukraine fatigue’? A Ukrainian mother-and-daughter story from London
by Rashmee
Posted on August 21, 2022
The mother of one of my Ukrainian friends leaves London next month. She’s going home, …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK