Two Worlds of Open Government Data: Getting the Lowdown on Public Toilets in Chennai and Other Matters
Locating public toilets would appear to
be a natural for Open Government Data (OGD). Data on such facilities should be relatively accessible
from municipal government offices and making that information available
to the general public as a service via a mobile app is an obviously
useful application and seemingly win-win-win…
Yoga At the Source
Having had enough of
the carnival sideshow that passed as yoga in the West, one day I
found myself halfway around the world, in the charming city of Mysore,
located in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, far removed from
designer bodies and streamlined studios.
Jain Nuns in New Jersey: Mobile Ascetics, Mobilizing Jainism
The Indian diaspora is huge, in the US alone, there are estimated to be over two million Indian Americans. For the past three years, two Jain nuns from Ladnun, Rajasthan have been
traveling to and residing in Iselin, New Jersey to teach and live as
spiritual advisors within a diasporic Jain community.
Ganesh Chaturthi: Recovering the Ecological Roots of an Ancient Festival
Ganesh
Chaturthi is one of the biggest religious festivals
in Maharashtra. This ten-day festival to celebrate
the birthday of the much-beloved elephant-headed god is a fascinating combination of piety and partying, consecration and
consumerism.
