The photo of Bhutan’s national airport, Paro, gives one an inkling of why it is rated by Airbus as one of the world’s most difficult civil airport. At about 2200m, it is not by any stretch the highest but the twists and turns that are required to navigate around the Himalayan peaks on the way…
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Yuvalok School Graduation
Gabi and I were privileged to attend the Yuvalok School Graduation Service on Friday. Twenty young men and women passed out from the school which was founded in 1994 by our friend Sam Rajshekhar. Yuvalok serves the poorest members of the community here in Bangalore, charging no fees, and offering education for children from the…
Moses & the Children of Israel (with a little poetic & political licence)
Over five thousand years ago Moses said to the children of Israel “pick up your shovels, mount your asses and camels, and I will lead you to the promised land.” Nearly 50 years ago, Harold Wilson said, “Lay down your shovels, sit on your asses, and light up a camel, this is the promised land.”…
The future of teaching?
I attended a meeting with a senior member of the Infosys Board on Monday. In our discussions regarding Bhutan and different services, educational products and businesses, he suggested we look at the work that is being done by TutorVista.com – About Us This is not a concept – there are already tens of thousands of…
Interesting educational principle…
Available in our local Bangalore bookstore. Thankfully, doesn’t appear to be the hottest selling book in town.
Welcome to the new format blog
After a coaching session from my IT Guru, Devesh Tiwari, I am up and running on WordPress. We’re exploring the ways in which we as individuals as well as in business we can enhance our online presence. Why? I, like many, have a healthy skepticism for the use of Twitter – is Twitter for Twits…
Bringing hope to 35 disabled children!
Read about some of the great work of our friends at ProVision Asia here in Bangalore….. Bringing hope to 35 disabled children! If you’d like to know more about ProVision Asia and thier needs in terms of skilled volunteers or sponsorship, you can email them on provisionasia@live.com
Talking about Thanks to all the donors who contributed towards pA activities
Well done Sean Dexter – super job. Sean ran the 10k run in Bangalore a few months back for ProVision Asia – more details about his run and their wheelchair "run" too on their blog. Let me know if you need to know more and woudl like to help. Mike Quote Thanks to all the…
Latest design update from Bhutan
Heading up to Bhutan next week to table the latest version of the external designs – a lot of interest from senior quarters on external look and feel of the building. Successful visit to Bangalore from Ministerial delegation for Nasscom this week including an evening at the Oberoi enjoying the subject of Gross National…
Not everyone enjoys the early monsoon showers…
The weather is beginning to change and the monsoon showers are kicking in – a great relief after a couple of months of 40+C days. Gone are the days of Bangalore being known as the “air conditioned city”. Fergus was enjoying the showers yesterday and though his brother would too – mistake!
Mike Holland 