बेक़रारी की बेक़रारी है:जॉन एलिया
October 21, 2009 by avinashkishoreshahi“Unbelievable Stories About Apathy and Altruism”: From SuperFreakonomics
October 20, 2009 by avinashkishoreshahiFreakonomics made Steve Levitt probably the most widely read economist in the world. Now, he has come out with SuperFreakonomics. Here is an excerpt from chapter three of the book: Unbelievable Stories About Apathy and Altruism.
The last sentence of this excerpt –”People are people, and they respond to incentives. They can nearly always be manipulated — for good or ill — if only you find the right levers“–is the basic message of both Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics.
SuperFreakonomics has become controversial for its final chapter which is on climate change. Paul Krugman, Brad Delong and others have alleged misinterpretation and misrepresentation of facts. Levitt and Dubner disagree. You can follow the debate here and here.
ज़िन्दगी खाब क्यों दिखाती है: जॉन एलिया
October 20, 2009 by avinashkishoreshahiBack to Land: The New Green Revolution
October 19, 2009 by avinashkishoreshahiAn article on agriculture and food in Time Magazine. It is quite positive about rainwater harvesting through dugwells and small dams.
जॉन एलिया की एक और कृति
October 18, 2009 by avinashkishoreshahiतुम जब आओगी : जॉन एलिया (1931-2002)
October 16, 2009 by avinashkishoreshahiमेरे कमरे को सजाने की तमन्ना है तुम्हें
मेरे कमरे में किताबों के सिवा कुछ भी नहीं
इन किताबों ने बडा ज़ुल्म किया है मुझ पर
इन-में एक रम्ज़ है, जिस रम्ज़ का मारा हुआ ज़हन
ज़िंदगी में कभी आराम नहीं पा सकता
The Difference between Assuming and Understanding: Paul Romer
October 14, 2009 by avinashkishoreshahiMacroeconomist Paul Romer, himself a hot favorite for Nobel, explains Lin Ostrom’s contribution in this article. The best I have read thus far.
My teacher, Philippe Aghion, is not so amused by the Nobel award.
“Markets are not Everything”
October 13, 2009 by avinashkishoreshahiNobel Laureate Michael Spence nicely summarizes contributions of 2009 Nobel winners Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson in this article.
Here are reactions of other economists to this year’s Nobel awards.
मुँह की बात: निदा फ़ाज़ली
October 11, 2009 by avinashkishoreshahiMunh ki baat was the title song of “Neem Ka Ped”: an old TV serial based on an eponymous novel by Rahi Masoom Raza. Jagjit Singh sung it beautifully. Enjoy!
मुँह की बात सुने हर कोई
दिल के दर्द को जाने कौन
आवाज़ों के बाज़ारों में
ख़ामोशी पहचाने कौन ।
सदियों-सदियों वही तमाशा
रस्ता-रस्ता लम्बी खोज
लेकिन जब हम मिल जाते हैं
खो जाता है जाने कौन ।
जाने क्या-क्या बोल रहा था
सरहद, प्यार, किताबें, ख़ून
कल मेरी नींदों में छुपकर
जाग रहा था जाने कौन ।
मैं उसकी परछाई हूँ या
वो मेरा आईना है
मेरे ही घर में रहता है
मेरे जैसा जाने कौन ।
किरन-किरन अलसाता सूरज
पलक-पलक खुलती नींदें
धीमे-धीमे बिखर रहा है
ज़र्रा-ज़र्रा जाने कौन |
While Nida Fazli says:
NASA Bombs the Moon: How will Gulzar React?
October 9, 2009 by avinashkishoreshahiNASA bombed the moon in search of water. I wonder how Gulzar will use it in his poems. Moon is his favorite metaphor. He uses chaand or chaandni in almost all his songs, starting from the very first: mora gora rang laile, mohe shaam rang dai de in Bandini.