What does Danish pastry have to do with Finlandisation?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 10, 2022
If you go to Denmark, don’t ask for Danish pastry. If you go to India, …
Read MoreMemory and forgetting: Coming to terms with a country’s past
by Rashmee
Posted on February 1, 2022
Any discussion about coming to terms with a country’s past must contend with several things: …
Read MoreLooking for ‘Mein Kampf’ in London and Delhi
by Rashmee
Posted on January 29, 2022
Almost exactly a year ago, a friend started to talk about ‘Mein Kampf”. He was …
Read MoreIndia likes its sons to add lustre to the brand… Parag Agrawal fits the bill
by Rashmee
Posted on December 10, 2021
If you follow the Indian media, the name Parag Agrawal is popping up a great …
Read MoreThe Kama Sutra and the Bajrang Dal
by Rashmee
Posted on September 22, 2021
What do Downton Abbey, the Kama Sutra, and the Bajrang Dal have in common? The …
Read MoreWhy the livestock farmer is the world’s next guru
by Rashmee
Posted on July 26, 2021
I was very taken by a British professor’s assertion the other day that bankers and …
Read MoreHow did Bangladesh become the ‘miracle on the Meghna’?
by Rashmee
Posted on July 7, 2021
/ TAKE UP ONE IDEA What have you heard about Bangladesh recently? If nothing, or …
Read MoreLook at Miami and see our collective future?
by Rashmee
Posted on June 26, 2021
Half-asleep, I heard them say on the radio that a 12-storey building had partially collapsed …
Read MoreJamsetji Tata’s social impact makes him the most generous person in the world
by Rashmee
Posted on June 24, 2021
/IT’S THE BUSINESS The most generous person in the world, according to a new report, …
Read MoreYasser Arafat is arrested in India for pro-Palestinian FB post. Go figure
by Rashmee
Posted on June 4, 2021
/ LANGUAGE Here’s a quite remarkable story. In India, a 32-year-old man posted a pro-Palestine …
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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