Register Now: Conference on 50 years of Bank Nationalisation - Indian Banking at Cross Roads, November 16-17, 2019 at Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad
Conference on 50 years of Bank Nationalisation – Indian Banking at Cross Roads
Author: Jeemol
Training as an Economist has stifled my writing, Hoping that blogging will release my creative writing spirits!! This blog is dedicated to the loving memory of my father C.I.Unni, who would have loved these random outpourings! Credit for the title of the blog goes to my daughter!!
I also blog and 'iphone photo shoot' my travels across the world. Do visit at
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‘My Experiments With Truth’-In the Kitchen
Salutation on Gandhi Jayanti! 'My Experiments with Truth" is the autobiography of the Mahatma. A friend wrote ‘one of the best ways to learn is by experimenting’. Here the laboratory for experimenting is the kitchen!! The kitchen is not my fovourite place and cooking is neither my best skill nor hobby! So read on....
Notebook Kashmir: Film on children in an abandoned school
Notebook is about children in an abandoned primary school in Kashmir. The story of kids wanting to study, but caught in this strange sociopolitical situation unfolding before them.
Amitav Ghosh’s latest Intriguing Gun Shot!
Anitav Ghosh's new novel ‘Gun Island’ is similar and yet different from his earlier novels. He weaves a fascinating tale of displacement of people and animals due to disasters plaguing this world, with an air of mystery hinging on the supernatural.
To be or Not to be: Tenured!
'Ok, I admit it: Productivity is Overrated'. I read this article by Theresa MacPhail this morning and tweeted: Sure? or Not Sure? Is this advice for the 'to be tenured' or already 'tenured' academic? #EconTwitter #tenure Sure ? Not sure? Is this an advice for the ‘to be tenured’ or already ‘tenured’ academic? OK, I … Continue reading To be or Not to be: Tenured!
New Age Children in Cartoons
I am fascinated by the creative space that the digital era has created for the cartoonists. I have been collecting amusing cartoons on children in both digital and non-digital spaces and I present them here. The children of the new age are very different from even a decade ago. Most children are smart, self-confident and … Continue reading New Age Children in Cartoons
Scotland: Mysteries of Lochs, Castles and Highland Clans!
We were blessed with warm bright sunshine and mild wind on our day trip of the Western Highlands of Scotland! We had an excellent tour guide, David, who had an amazing knowledge of the land, its history and long tales to tell of its gallant clans and their battles for the thrown of Britain. We … Continue reading Scotland: Mysteries of Lochs, Castles and Highland Clans!
Starry Starry Night: Van Gogh at his unfortunate best!
Van Gogh at his unfortunate best! Revelation of the Starry Starry Night and the Star himself through the movie Loving Vincent and exhibition at Tate Britain.
Boat crossing at St. Pancras Lock, Two levels at Regent Canal, London
One Friday afternoon while we were casually strolling around King Cross area we came across this amazing boat crossing across the Regent Canal which was at two levels. There were boats parked on both sides of a Canal gate which was at two different levels. While we were wondering how this was supposed to work … Continue reading Boat crossing at St. Pancras Lock, Two levels at Regent Canal, London
Call for Papers: 50 years of Bank Nationalisation – Indian Banking at Cross Roads
Last date for abstract submission: Ahmedabad University Conference on 50 years of Bank Nationalization, 16-17 November 2019 at Ahmedabad
Market and More Market, Malaga, Spain
In which informal market space did one see stained glass windows? Well, we did, in the fruit and vegetable, fish and meat market in Malaga, Andalusia province in the South of Spain. There were beautiful stained glass depictions of the scenes from the Bible in the Malaga cathedral, but in the market? The Stained glass … Continue reading Market and More Market, Malaga, Spain
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