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May 18, 2008

Internet dating and unmarried women (Q4)

“How do the cultural clashes between the traditional Indian culture and the emergence of technology such as text messaging and internet dating effect romantic relationships in India?”

 
 

In India the use of the internet is still limited to those from the upper class or higher middle class. Those people are also the ones who has come [...]

May 2, 2008

Ron Pompei, what’s your thoughts?

Todays question will be about the changes and developments in India right now. The man behind the question (because there’s evidently only men) is no other than Ron Pompei the founder of branding and arkitekt bureaue Pompei A.D, most known for his approach and philosophy on design.
 
-Will India be able to learn from the missteps of the west [...]

April 7, 2008

Aswer to the question from Uffe Elbæk

Answer to the question: “What are the living conditions for homosexuals in India. Socially, culturally and politically?”

Homosexuality is a crime in India and that’s an old Colonial law the government won’t abolish. This law forces millions of people to live in lack of legal rights and with a fear for the police.
 
“Whoever voluntarily has carnal [...]

March 25, 2008

Mick & Mans

Just to make it clear, the latest blog was my answer to the first of the five questions!

March 22, 2008

India – a view on globalisation

Before I start writing these answers I have to clarify that what’s going to be written is my own reflections upon the things I see and sense in the context I’ve been put into. Therefore these answers can’t speak for the people of India, these answers speak for a young Swedish woman on an outpost [...]

March 18, 2008

Saving the world through movies

Time to present the ongoing project. PANGEA DAY 
With a board of people like Bob Geldorf, Philippe Starck and Cameron Diaz as the well known names and faces out towards the world, and with a team of nine Kaospilots in Mumbai this will be spectacular.

The project taps the power of film to strengthen tolerance and compassion while uniting millions [...]

March 13, 2008

Do you have the answer?

How are India’s people handling the country’s transition into a growing world economic power?
Do they feel any change in their status in the world?
Is there more economic equity among the people as India’s economic performance grows?

March 13, 2008

The process…

Yesterday during the re-organisation meeting it was decided that we should slope the process focus. Personally I think the process it’s one of the most important things during an outpost and therefore I’m sceptic to this decision. At the same time I stand behind the decision that is taken by our project leader on behalf [...]

March 10, 2008

The perfect get-away

Yesterday evening we had our first common dinner as a whole team. We went up on a terrace here in Colaba and a new world just showed itself. From the roof you could see the city in night light, dark and colourful, energetic but distant and quiet.People sat in various sized groups around tables as [...]

March 10, 2008

Sunday Brunch – business meets beauty

Yesterday me and some of my team mates attended a brunch hosted by the organisation A Small World. It’s a world wide forum founded by the Swede Eric Wachtmeister as a private online community for like-minded individuals. A Small World offers its members trusted and selected information. It can be everything from travel suggestions, listings [...]