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Green Film Montage up on WiserEarth

November 3rd, 2011 · 2 Comments

Here’s an excerpt, read the full post on Green Films on the WiserEarth blog. Moving back to the US after nearly five years in India, I was very much aware that my carbon footprint was about to increase substantially. Every time I visited, I’d gasp in horror at the packaging waste, the lights left on [...]

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Tags: activism · culture · environment · media

Thoughts on Chindia

July 18th, 2011 · No Comments

[Chindia=China & India] The concept of Chindia has taken on a new relevance for me since arriving in the US. On Saturday I visited Flushing, Queens for the first time. As I stepped out of the subway, I felt as though I was stepping into Hong Kong–tons of hanging signs in Chinese, crowds. Yet as [...]

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Tags: economic development · empowerment · gender roles and division of labour · globalisation

Thanksgiving reflections: grateful for mistakes

November 25th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving! Since today naturally lends itself to reflection, I figured it was a good chance to get back to blogging. I have been all-consumed by planning for the “My Conversations with the Mystic” event with acclaimed director Shekhar Kapur & Sadhguru–and I’m grateful it’s over! The event didn’t go quite as hoped (we weren’t able [...]

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Tags: culture · health & well-being · marriage/divorce · spirituality · technology

Eat, Pray, Love: part of a movement in the making?

June 1st, 2010 · 8 Comments

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, and Julia Roberts were on the Oprah show to promote the upcoming movie. Do you agree with the director, Ryan? “I think it’s more than a book. I think it’s a movement, and I think it’s so personal to so many people,” he says. “It was to me. [...]

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Tags: culture · empowerment · media · spirituality · travel

Buy happiness through “Eat, Pray, Love” baubles

April 13th, 2010 · No Comments

“We relate to the theme of a woman’s journey for self-fulfillment and happiness,” says founder of Dogeared, the company with the magical touch for marketing the fundamentals of life (and the new product line designed for the upcoming release of Eat, Pray, Love the movie). I can’t say I’m surprised, but is anyone else out [...]

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Tags: activism · economic development · environment · feminism · human development · media