Note: This article was originally published on 18 March 2009, 01:10 on this blog and has been thoughtfully revised on 30 January 2026, 12:00 noon to reflect fresh insights and updated context. This post is loosely inspired by the TATA Tea a d where this politician goes to ask for votes and a voter asks him for his qualification and work experience the the important 'job' that he is embarking upon. The politician laughs at the voter, asking him what job is the voter referring to. The voter responds, "The job to run the country". Do politicians in other countries view politics as a profession? Or is politics viewed similarly across international boundaries? The best way of course to find out is go to that ever useful tool for professionals - LinkedIn. Here are the results: Barrack Obama Hillary Clinton Sarah Palin The apparently technologically challenged Senator John McCain. I also came across many politicians, prime ministers who have LinkedIn profiles. While ...
What if your daily comforts are quietly stealing from the future you expect to inherit? Climate Change 2100: Survive or Thrive? by Chetan Singh Solanki is not a book you finish and forget. This long, reflective review examines how the book informs, unsettles, educates, and nudges you towards climate action while questioning its blind spots with honesty. Can humanity still thrive by 2100 or are we choosing comfort over survival? You know that uneasy feeling when you switch on the air conditioner, order something you do not need, or throw away plastic without a second thought? That quiet discomfort, the one you push aside because life is busy, sits at the heart of Climate Change 2100: Survive or Thrive? by Chetan Singh Solanki. This book does not shout at you. It does something more unsettling. It asks you to look at yourself, your habits, and your assumptions about the future and then decide whether survival is enough. Published by Vintage (by Penguin) Books in December 2025, this...