The “Aadhaar Card” Experience

Recently, I made a whirlwind trip to my hometown – Kolkata (India). Even though I wish the main intention of this trip had been to take a much-needed vacation, it wasn’t that at all. In the last few years, the Indian Govt. has gradually made it more and more important for all citizens to acquire […]

The Tolerant vs Intolerant Debate in India

The raging “debate” over tolerance and intolerance in India made very little sense to me till a few days ago. I was trying my best to keep my personal opinion to myself, but a short business trip to India last week changed my mind. Sitting so far away from the daily realities of a vast and […]

Nobody’s Daughter

December 16th, 2012. A young girl in Delhi gets gang raped by a group of men on a bus. Her misery doesn’t end with the rape itself… the brutality that these men unleash on her as she tries to save herself ultimately takes her life and sends shock waves across the country and beyond. “Nirbhaya”, […]

Advisory from Embassy of India, Tokyo (18 March 2011, 09:00)

The Embassy continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in Japan. For the time being, non-essential travel to Japan may be avoided. Indian nationals from Tokyo and areas closer to the exclusion zone declared by the Government of Japan may consider moving to safer areas as a precaution. The Helplines (00-81-3-32622391 to 97) of the Embassy of India […]