Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Park
My thoughts, haikus and freelance musings
India’s plan to create National ID cards has received worlwide attention from sites like Slashdot. It’s interesting to see what the world thinks of it since the comments are by people who live in countries where National ID cards have failed as an Idea. The most shocking comment however, came from an Indian who claimed … Read more
If this topic interests you, take the poll below! The Indian Government has long been interested in issuing all citizens a Multipurpose National ID Card (MNIC). While I am certain that this scheme has been introduced with the very best intentions, I am afraid that it will lead to a serious invasion of the privacy … Read more
Reading an article on Animal rights the other day, I was introduced to some of the arguments that have been put forward by those who claim that animals have no inherent rights. Some of them dwell on the theory that animals are meant for humans to use for their pleasure or that cruelty to animals … Read more
As an iPod Touch user, I really felt left out when during the last update, Apple didn’t think we were worthy of getting Public Transport and walking directions on Google Maps. Since my wife and I frequently rely solely on the iPod Touch for our travels, this was a bummer. But with the latest OS … Read more
The concept of Privacy in India has been notoriously difficult to pin down into words, though we all have an understanding of what it means in one way or the other. We saw some Supreme Court cases which try and define privacy as the “right to be left alone”, but is this enough? Apparently not … Read more
Explains the legal basis for privacy issues in India. Talks about various Supreme Court judgments upholding the privacy of Indian citizens.
The understanding of Privacy is still in it’s infancy in India. We’re still at the stage where we feel that better security and information about everything is always a good thing. The danger is that by the time we realize that our hard earned freedoms have been lost, it can be too late. Several Government … Read more
Finished reading “The Age of Innocence” last night and it’s left a kind of bittersweet impression in my mind. Several components struck me – aspects of the book that give you a unique perspective of what the author was trying to convey. Interestingly, this was one of the few books by a woman that I’ve … Read more