: About Me

Author, columnist, freelance writer and researcher.... I have worn many hats during my two decades of writing and consulting career. Yet, as a has-been scriptwriter and TV / print journalist, journalism continues to be the passion even today.

As a writer I have explored a wide range of topics .... albeit, it is stuff I am passionate about that brings out the best in me.  Any research centric  stuff that requires thinking outside the box, sure sparks my imagination and stimulates my mind......whereas tjhe techno and legal savvy,  hogs my priority list.

Here at Helium, managing the Hinduism Channel for the past three years, gave  me an amazing insight into life .... helped me grow as an individual, a parent and as a writer. An exciting addition wasmy role as Channel Manager, "Travel - Asia", for both 'Destinations' and 'Adventures & Diaries'.

If you have travelled to Asia, you'd know why it 'grabs you' and remains etched in your mind as a vivid montage of traditional splendour. Coming in the wake of winning a couple of travel writing contests, it sure has lend wings to my travel shoes!

At the end of the day, I am grateful to Lord Ganesha, for whatever He has given me.

My passion is ...

Reading, Researching, Learning .....and our Environment

I know too much about ...

Being misunderstood !

My parents always told me ...

Follow your heart.

My childhood ambition ...

Is yet to be realised.

My favorite memory ...

Climbing trees in our garden, with a book in hand.

Why I write ...

I can escape into my own world, where I am the creator!

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Surya Upasna, Gayatri Mantra, Connie Francis, Nana Mouskouri

My first job ...

NewsCaster

My best moment ...

So many.....though the moments on reaching Nathu La Pass remain etched

My inspiration ...

My Mom

Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture Feeding the poor today and everyone on the planet tomorrow: What are the issues, and what can be done to avert a global food crisis?

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The April 17,2008, issue of The Economist mentions "The food crisis of 2008 may become a challenge to globalization." Indeed the prime consideration facing the policy makers at this juncture is not just averting a global catastrophe, but also feeding the poor and hungry at this moment of time. In Pakistan, troops were deployed to guard trucks carrying wheat and flour. Protests erupted in Indonesia over soybean shortages and China has put in price controls. Food riots erupted in Uzbekistan and Yemen. Yet, corrective measures undertaken by rice-exporting nations like India and Vietnam to ens...

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