On Blogging: 2 of 4
ChrestomatherWhen we think of the technology of movable-type print it is always in a spirit of gratitude, which is only as it should be. Yet, for all…
On Blogging: Part 1 of 4
began to interest me only after it had ceased to be the hottest new thing. Until then its possibilities were obscured by…
Istanbul and Indian Soldiers of the First World War
Given how little thought India’s contribution to the World Wars gets in our collective historical memory, it is almost strange to think that in…
The View from Sir Syed’s Room
On a recent visit to London I was pleasantly surprised to find that my lodgings, …
Seen in the London Underground
At Euston Station …
Library Nation
British Library, 9.25 a.m., May 16. The library will open in 5 minutes but no one wants…
Recently Published…
in Italy by Alessandro Vescovi (Le Lettere, Florence, 2011) Alessandro tells me…
Occupy Art!
'Occupy Art' might be the name by which the Arte Povera movement would be known had it been launched in this decade instead of the 1960s. Despite the…
World’s First Oil Tanker, Built by Nobel Bros., was called ‘Zoroaster’
From Shernaz Italia, a curious tale of 'connectedness', taken from: 'Stansberry’s Investment Advisory,' November 2011. The article is titled 'America’s Oil Boom'. 'Robert Nobel (Sir Alfred…
Letter from a Photographer
Dear Amitav, I’d been planning to write a letter to you for quite a while but either I was being too lazy or…