A harrowing news story of (commonplace) pesticide poisoning from the California Report.
Note: even workers on organic fields are susceptible to drift from other farms. Makes me wonder how chemical-free our organic fruits and vegetables really are….
Listening to this story, I was reminded of a conversation I had with a certified organic farmer in Wayanad, [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Pesticide drift in CA
Posted in News clippings, Sustainable agriculture, tagged Bay Area, Organic, Wayanad on 30 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Biodiversity and Sashi Tharoor
Posted in Environment, News clippings, Sustainable agriculture, tagged Biodiversity, Organic, the Hindu, Western Ghats on 30 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(Unrelated — or are they? This is where my PhD seems to be heading now….)
Rattan plants facing extinction in the Western Ghats
Sashi Tharoor wants more organic farming in Kerala
Chief Minister: encourage organic farming in the State
Posted in Environment, News clippings, Sustainable agriculture, tagged Organic, the Hindu on 28 October 2009 | 1 Comment »
From the Hindu:
Encourage organic farming, says V.S. Achuthanandan…this will save the soil from negative impacts
Language Study in India
Posted in Malayalam, Resources, Weblinks, tagged Malayalam on 21 October 2009 | 3 Comments »
I was lucky to be able to participate in AIIS‘ Malayalam language course this past summer, and I highly recommend AIIS’ language programs (which is now accepting applications):
The American Institute of Indian Studies welcomes applications for its
summer 2010 and academic year 2010-2011 language programs. Programs to be offered include Hindi (Jaipur), Bengali (Kolkata), Punjabi (Mohali), [...]
Weblink on cultural events in Kerala
Posted in Resources, TV and film, Tourism, Weblinks on 20 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A friend of mine just shared a link with me, which I thought I’d post: SpaceOut, a blog that lists “the cultural events happenings in Kerala, with programme announcements, reviews and links.”
Time to reconsider that gold horde?
Posted in Uncategorized on 19 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thieves are apparently targeting the homes of South Asian families in various states for gold.
To switch geographies, it amazes me to go to Kerala and see how much hype and popularity there is over gold jewelry (even today still, despite the escalating price of gold).
Here’s a taste for some popular gold shops in Kerala:
Alukkas
Alapatt
Bhima
The last [...]
What’s “good” food?
Posted in Food, tagged Bay Area on 19 October 2009 | 4 Comments »
The San Francisco Chronicle recently did a tasting and review of Korma curry sauces. The verdict: all of them were overly salty and sub-par.
My favorite line from the piece is the following: They may be popular, but, at least by the panel, they were not beloved.
If they –and other foods– are so popular, yet [...]
In honor of World Food Day, two stories from the Hindu
Posted in Environment, Food, News clippings, Sustainable agriculture, TV and film, tagged the Hindu, GMO on 16 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Protests against genetically modified eggplant (bt brinjal).
Kerala’s Chief Minister reasserts his position against GMOs
And, randomly: the most expensive Malayalam film hits theaters today. Worth the money?
OCI or PIO?
Posted in Race, tagged Immigration, Wayanad on 10 October 2009 | 1 Comment »
Although India does not allow dual citizenship, I am eligible for special recognition by the government of India because my parents were born in the nation state of India (after independence). With this recognition comes several benefits, like bypassing visa processes for each visit to India.
I’m having this debate now in my life because [...]
