Unbalanced Voices

An interesting post that I found online yesterday on a blog that had references to the NYT's (New York Times) columnist, Paul Krugman's piece, A Socialist Plot. He has drawn analogies between the dual nature of health care and education policies in America. A rather twisted piece to present a simple argument forward that in the end seems a bit pointless for such lustrous an academic. Also, he seemed to get a bit defensive, at places. But, he seems like an interesting man enough to follow weekly. Perhaps, I can have a better opinion of his work and ideas when I have read more of him.

I am indebted to the blogger for having exposed me to Paul Krugman. The post on this blog itself is highly charged and faulty, according to me. It does merit a comment, however small, that I will be posting soon enough.

Baby Boom(s)!

A few reasons for the emergence of this blog.

Since the past academic year, I have noticed that my growth has been least evident to me. I feel I have grown, but then one does grow given the sheer virtue of time. I, within my capacities, have tried to better myself in numerous ways. I guess enrichment perhaps would be a better word. I have consistently felt a deep void in an effort to gauge my own movement. I am hoping this blog would help me do this more constructively and practically.

I owe this largely to a certain inertia that held me back. This reflects at times in my work, too. So, in a way, I am trying to plug all loop-holes that would finally get me to pen my reflections and at times, reflect better.

Geetu expects me to maintain one as this blog will be graded. (!!)

Went to Chikpet today. The tour was a part of my Studio elective, 'What Can the Matter Be?' The aim of the studio is to come up with a way to raise a materials library for Srishti. Today, we went to gather samples of materials available in the main market of Bengaluru.

The material hunt was overwhelming, at times, but we managed to get our work done successfully in time. Time here is a very crucial issue as i have been battling to whip myself in shape in order to get better at crunching more within my given time.