Disaster Socialism
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT In the early years of the 21st century, well-known activist and author Naomi Klein popularized the idea of ‘disaster capitalism’. According to this argument, following major natural calamities such…
Dead on Arrival
After coming to Canada, by the time I became sufficiently familiar with the local political and social issues, Stephen Harper was the Prime Minister. I saw many people considering, either…
High Hopes
With the passage of Bill C-45 in the Canadian parliament, and the subsequent royal assent, the way is finally clear for recreational marijuana to be legally available in Canada. The…
The Obsolete Human
TEENAGE TEACHER Moving to Africa was a pivotal moment in my life. I had lived in India all my life, and for almost all of that time, the Indian economy…
Reverse Gear
REVVING UP Growing up in the India of the 1970’s was, to a large degree, an exercise in comparing the shortcomings of that society with ‘the West’. In theory, that…
Is ontario in a debt trap?
What belongs to everyone actually belongs to no one. This timeless piece of wisdom, a common saying in many South Asian languages, helps us understand why government finances are…
Caste, Sub-Caste and Ghettoization
While living in Africa for a few years, I noticed something funny. When I told my African friends that Gujarati’s are vegetarians, they asked why Abdul Gaffar (a Gujarati) was…