Trailing Technology
Scott Carney from Chennai
Every day India adds a new chapter to the clash between tradition and modernity. It's a sort of war between the technoratti and the old ruling party. Welcome to the world outside my window.
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Finalist for the Livingston Award in Internat
4 May 08, 2:27 PMA couple days ago learned that I have been selected as a finalist for the Livingston Award in International Reporting for my piece in WIRED titled "The Bone Fac...
Scarlett Keeling: Goa's Lost Innocence
14 Mar 08, 10:28 AMAbout a month ago the half-naked body of a 15-year old British girl was found on a Goa beach. Initially police said that Scarlett Keeling was only the most rece...
Chennai's Great Newspaper Throw-Down
13 Mar 08, 10:05 AMChennai is gearing up for a newspaper slog fest that promises to leave journalism by the wayside and more billboards on the roadside. In the next month or so, t...
The New York Times Effect
12 Mar 08, 12:43 PMIt's the gold standard for newspapers. It has a daily circulation of more than 1.1 million and its staff columnists collect Pulitzer prizes like carnival trophi...
My Shower: Where Electricity and Water Really
11 Mar 08, 12:40 PMThere is a glaring contradiction between the skyrocketing price of real estate in Chennai and abysmal quality of construction and infrastructure. We've had out...

