The Dalai Lama,the spiritual head of Tibetans is on Twitter. This time it is official with that recognizable blue colored tick mark with “Verified Account” right next to his name.Last year a fake Twitter account was opened in his name.
The Dalai Lama is currently on a tour of the United States, and held a low-key [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pico iyer’
By Kamla Bhatt • Feb 23rd, 2010 • Category: Books and Authors, Ideas, India, People
By Kamla Bhatt • Oct 2nd, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Books and Authors, Diaspora, Ideas
Today, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) celebrates its 60th anniversary of communist rule. But, the communist rule that currently prevails in China is far removed from Chairman Mao Zedong’s communist rule and policies.
It is interesting that along with sending congratulations to the PRC leadership, the US also chose to announce that it has appointed [...]
By Kamla Bhatt • May 20th, 2008 • Category: Diaspora, Electronic gadgets, People, San Francisco, Technology, Wi-Fi
If there one thing that defines and sets Silicon Valley apart from the rest of the world I would guess it is our addiction to the Internet and various devices like laptop, blackberries and iPhones. You could say it is an occupation hazard of living in the valley. There are nay sayers who don’t [...]
By Kamla Bhatt • May 9th, 2008 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Diaspora, People
Pico Iyer is one of my favorite authors. About a week ago Pico graciously agreed to do an interview after I sent him a note. I had first met Pico about 12 years ago when he released his second book: The Lady and the Monk. For the past week I have been feverishly [...]
By Kamla Bhatt • Apr 10th, 2008 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Americas, Books and Authors, Chinidia, Diaspora, India, People, Video
Pico Iyer’s new book: The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama and his article in Time magazine about A Monk’s Struggle has created quite a bit of buzz and once again the attention of the world is drawn to the Tibet question and Beijing Olympics. Iyer first met the Dalai Lama [...]