19 October 2007 | Kabul Journal (spring 2007) | Five Cities in Four Weeks (summer 2007)
I have started a new folder for the fall of 2007, so I will post new webpages here. Since I am resuming the blog after several months, I will work backward and forward chronologically as I create pages. Do not be alarmed if a page appears that is before the one you read.
| Old Delhi (10/12/07) | Neighborhoods in New Delhi (10/13/07) | Lotus Temple (10/13/07) |
| Resumption of blog (10/15/07) | Hawks hiding among doves (10/19/07) | Urbanization and Human Development (11/07/07) |
| The Third-World War (11/08/07) | Proposed Post Codes (11/09/07) | |
| C.V. of M. Yaqoub Yacoubi (my translator) |
I just thought this package labeling was hilarious, at the same time that it is very telling about the mood in India today. During the week that I was there, the Rupee and the Indian stock exchange were climbing, and the UN intergovernmental panel on climate change, led by Rajendra Pachauri, shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. It was interesting being in a country that is feeling good about its future. It has been eight years since I have experienced social optimism.