Sobbing Lloyds, sombre Lords
I have been meaning to write since a while now. Last week I started a new job in another bank. One year of work at Lloyds (where I saw...
Niedhie
Jun 23, 2009
Gandhi and Elections
I was surprised by the election results – surprised more because this is the first time that I had not been following the day to day...
Niedhie
May 29, 2009
Panacea
I have been thinking about the concept of Panacea, so thought of writing it down. As per wikipedia, Panacea is named after the Greek...
Niedhie
May 14, 2009
The Protests & the G20 Summit
“Storm the Banks”, “Hang the Bankers”, “Claim the city back”… I hear these slogans being shouted while on my way to work. As a banker who...
Niedhie
Apr 3, 2009
Emergency service exercise
I was watching BBC the other day and found out about the concept of emergency service exercise. The report talked about a simulation of a...
Niedhie
Mar 5, 2009
The Young Revolution
I have been following the debate that has followed the Mumbai blasts in the country. A lot has been said about the inefficiency of the...
Niedhie
Dec 20, 2008
Personal Inflation Calculator
We are in an era of computing. 80% of my time in office goes into computing and 20% into thinking. The 80% I spend into computing I am...
Niedhie
Dec 12, 2008
Mumbai – I feel for you
I can’t think anything other than the Mumbai blasts. Each time I sit down to write, I think of the huge mockery on Indian resilience that...
Niedhie
Dec 5, 2008
Jaago
Utho Bharat, jaago dosto, Kis baat ka intezaar hai – Yudh ki bigul bazi dekho, Hamari vinamrata par kara prahar hai. Sahanshilta ki seema...
Niedhie
Dec 3, 2008
Parinaam kya?
Ro raha hai dil, Ankhen nam hai, Kya sthiti hai duniya ki, Aatank mein fase hum hai. Ek jut hona hoga hume, Yeh ek kathin yuddh hai,...
Niedhie
Nov 28, 2008
The new face* of woman
*Dedicated to the unknown face I saw yesterday in London Underground Like any other thousands of commuters on London tube on a weekend, I...
Niedhie
Nov 24, 2008
The voice – do we really need it?
I have been thinking since some time that I have to write about the whole Raj Thakerey drama that has recently started. Just today when I...
Niedhie
Nov 14, 2008
Credit crunch jokes*
What’s the definition of optimism? A banker who irons five shirts on a Sunday. City trader: “It’s worse than a divorce. I’ve lost half of...
Niedhie
Oct 18, 2008
Whose skin are you in?
Dear all, This is a very special message to all of you, a cause which I care about. I am a proud vegetarian and feel very happy about the...
Niedhie
Sep 26, 2008
Witnessing history
The events of the past few days convince me that we are witnessing history. The demise of Lehman Brothers, Wall Street’s fourth largest...
Niedhie
Sep 17, 2008
Blasts again
Can I please move on from writing blogposts about blasts? I had been really caught up with so many things in life, and just when I...
Niedhie
Sep 14, 2008
Blasts, Inflation, N-deal
The title suggests the way I would sum up the current social, economic and political situation in India. Notable political developments...
Niedhie
Jul 29, 2008
Being positive
I read two articles in today’s Hindustan Times- one is called “The Bhaiyya Effect” by Vir Sanghvi and the other “Bonds that won’t break”...
Niedhie
Feb 24, 2008
Revive BJP
I am not a political commentator, so I claim of no expertise in political analysis. I have not cast my vote in any of the elections and...
Niedhie
Feb 2, 2008
The religion that Hinduism is
I am no prophet, I am no expert in religion, I am a normal Hindu who believes in what she has understood in all these years. Whatever I...
Niedhie
Jan 12, 2008
