Monday, January 5, 2015

Ah, these NGOs...


"India has one cop for every 94 persons, an NGO for 530"... (The Times of India, January 6, 2015)

'Gaushalas to get aid, says Minister' (News)


The state government will provide monetary aid to gaushalas as per number of cows.... (The Tribune, January 6, 2015)

'Heritage Furniture'


Some heritage lovers of this 55 year old city think that everything that Le Corbusier or Jeanneret touched qualifies to be worshipped as a heritage article.


Look at the above chairs. I would call them ordinary. Just very, very ordinary. Chairs of this design are being made by local carpenters in various parts of India since long before we first heard of Le Corbusier and Jeanneret.

Why should we go over board in our praise just because some foreigner "designed"/ or sat in these chairs?