A River Sutra was published in 1993. The novel is a series of tales told to the main character, a retirement government official who operates a guesthouse along the Narmada River. This position allows him to meet monks, musicians, and merchants who have storied to tell about their lives and about what brought them to… [Read More]
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Angola: Saudade
When I last wrote about Angola, it was about the country’s culture and customs , because why not? If I am ever able to travel there, it will be useful information. For this country-by-country challenge, I went with fiction. Saudadeis a novella by Suneeta Peres da Costa about a Goan (Indian) family living in Angola… [Read More]
Holidays Galore, 2014-2015 edition
I’m passing on this handy calendar of religious holidays, prepared by the University of Illinois at Chicago, which has astonishing diversity. What I like is the breakout of which holidays come with restrictions from work and which do not, which limits the number of excuses students can use. One of the amazing things about the… [Read More]
Miscellaneous items in my in-box, November 23, 2013
So much interesting news in this most-interesting economy, yes? Among the items that caught my attention: The Economic Policy Institute has a new analysis on Federal Reserve policy that favors low inflation. This is important because there’s a tradeoff between inflation and employment; in general, high inflation is associated with high levels of employment and… [Read More]
China, India, and Problems with Gender Imbalances
Today’s New York Times had a story about how women in Williston, ND are feeling harassed. It’s one of the North Dakota communities that has seen a huge influx of men because of the growth of the energy industry. And, the women are feeling threatened. In India, a young woman died after a gang rape,… [Read More]
