Posted By:  yajitha Posted On:  Jul 30, 2008	Beyond ‘Babu SAARC’: Liberating airwaves for South Asians
Watching the current SAARC jamboree unfold over television news, my young daughter asked why none of the officials were smiling. The SAARC Secretary General, Dr. Sheel Khant Sharma, was always scowling. Others didn’t have smiles on their faces either, even insincere ones. They all looked...... [view]

Posted By:  yajitha Posted On:  Jul 17, 2008	The tamasha that is SAARC - Who really cares and benefits?
An interesting advertisement by a tour operator caught my eye in a daily paper last week. It said “Get away during the SAARC summit” as a part of an advertisement promoting overseas holidays costing between Rs. 38,000 to Rs. 70,000 to get away from the country or more aptly the city...... [view]

Posted By:  dulal Posted On:  Apr 25, 2008	Global-Schools :: My experience
On a well-wished program. Global Schools' project based on ICTs and more. Hope that we , the underprivileged students' circle will develop their potentials along with the pals from the northern and southern aspects.... [view]

Posted By:  moheyuddin Posted On:  Apr 10, 2008	Internet course: Trade Facilitation for Export Diversification in Small and Medium South Asian Countries
This one-week Internet course is targeted specifically at trade practitioners in small or medium South Asian countries ( Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri-Lanka, Pakistan, and Maldives ). Its goal is to provide useful insights and better understanding of trade facilitation, transit,...... [view]

Posted By:  dulal Posted On:  Apr 10, 2008	Schools :: A community's wealth
I hope that schools, where our children study, spend most of their time and start to expose to world environment on science, maths, culture, morale and all issues, .. is the place that we should care. Community including parents, guardians and authorities (formal/informal) should add hands to...... [view]

Posted By:  satisshroff Posted On:  Mar 27, 2008	Preserving Our Rich Ethnic, Cultural and Religious Heritage (Satis Shroff)
Preserving Our Rich Ethnic, Cultural and Religious Heritage (Satis Shroff) What can we do to combat go-go-girls and prostitution a la Bangkok in Kathmandu and elsewhere which are closely related to tourism? Write a petition to the Ministry of Tourism because tourism is becoming more...... [view]

Posted By:  dulal Posted On:  Feb 13, 2008	Community Based School and my experiences.
Dear all, I am involded in a school as a teacher and its global outreach co-ordinator. Now,i find my experienceas a school teacher and as an educator very satisfactory. Also i have some other visions in life. But educating children is the job that i will never stop. As they are new=peoples in...... [view]

Posted By:  Raheema Posted On:  Feb 4, 2008	Malik Ambar:Slave ruler of the Deccan.
*********************** ************** { The emperor Jahangir shooting an arrow through the head of Malik Ambar. A 19th century version of the painting by Abu’l Hasan, dated 1616; Mughal.} ******************************************** Seen in this painting by Abul...... [view]

Posted By:  moheyuddin Posted On:  Sep 19, 2007	New blogs: End Poverty in South Asia / Paul Krugman
Shanta Devarajan , Chief Economist of the South Asia Region at the World Bank, has recently started a blog to  "create a conversation around how South Asia can end poverty in a generation". Its name: End Poverty in South Asia   Paul Krugman has also started blogging at the New York...... [view]

Posted By:  moheyuddin Posted On:  Apr 19, 2007	Ending Poverty in South Asia: Ideas That Work
The South Asia Region and the Poverty Reduction Group of the World Bank presented today its new publication: Ending Poverty in South Asia: Ideas That Work , edited by Deepa Narayan and Elena Glinskaya.This is a collection of case studies that describe experiences by practitioners in the...... [view]

Submitted By:   niyaz Event Date:  Oct 16, 2008 Event Location:  New Delhi [view]

Manthan Award South Asia 2008