The Globe of Globe-Makers(link)

In the golden days childhood Globes have taught many of us a great deal about the world around us. By putting the planet in our hands, they deliver an enigmatic message: that the world is at once very large and very small, and much of it is blue. It’s one of the things that fascinate Peter Bellerby, from Bellerby & Co., a company in London that crafts artisanal globes by hand.

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One of the most precarious steps in globe-making is pasting the paper map without muddling the latitude lines. Photo: Jade Fenster

This quirky Wes Anderson-style video takes us into his workshop, introducing viewers to the fascinating (and painstaking) process of creating a perfect globe. click here to watch.

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A Quick Comparison of India’s Economy when Raghuram Rajan took charge at RBI and Now

India has a new central banker. Urjit Patel officially took charge as the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Sept. 04. Patel, who succeeds Raghuram Rajan, comes in at a time when India is working to solve the sticky problem of inflation and its banks are battling massive non-performing assets. While comparisons…

via A comparison of India’s economy when Raghuram Rajan took charge at RBI and now as Urjit Patel steps in — Quartz

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To keep the momentum on #housing inclusion, we need mechanisms to ground-truth and innovate

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We live in a deeply divided world. Significant shifts in global economics and geopolitics have meant that countries are desperate for economic growth and increasingly intolerant of any events that derail them from achieving their targets. In this milieu, migrants have been caught in the crossfire. No one seems to want them, but what’s more, the unwillingness to include migrants has severe repercussions on how nations are planning, managing and financing their cities.

What is inclusion? Attitudes towards internal migrants shift, very very gradually

At Prepcom3 in Surabaya, Indonesia in the last week of July, I was disappointed to see India join the European nations and the United States to object to the inclusion of the Right to the City framework in the New Urban Agenda, which will be further negotiated by United Nations member states in New York a few days from now. Allegedly (see Indian Express report)…

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#TeachersDay: Beacon of knowledge and wisdom

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Image sourced from Google India.

Learning.

Wisdom.

Light that pierce minds and souls.

Creative thinking.

Shaking the building block.

Questioning the system.

Beliefs.

Values.

Eyes that see.

Minds may not see often.

Fierce debates.

Standing boldly.

Our opinion matters.

Shining.

The guiding light.

Our teachers.

Tolerance.

Truth.

Seeker.

A journey of seamless possibilities.

Sea of knowledge.

Face of power.

It’s our teachers.

Defining existence.

Standing tall to ward off intolerance.

Our spiritual parents,

in our quest in this journey of life.

A zilch, I am!

Without my teachers.

Embodiment of bliss.

True power lies in knowledge, humility, and learning.

Ego has no place in our teachers’ teachings.

Happy Teachers’ Day.

#TeachersDay  #India

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