Geneva Diaries #51*

India & French elections, Marriage, Law, Culture, Monsanto and Technology 5/20/12 Dear Purnima, Some ugly news out of India and the role the Times of India played in falsely given a positive spin to the woes of cotton farmers who had chosen to plant Monsanto GM cotton. http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/05/11/how-the-times-of-india-colluded-with-monsanto-in-fake-reports-of-bt-cotton-successes/ I think Monsanto and the other GM seedContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #51*”

Geneva Diaries #50*

Conception of The Buddha, Allegiance, Identity, Evangeline in Real and Cyberworld On Sat, May 12, 2012 ,  Roger Stevenson wrote: Dear Purnima, How are you ?  Any silver linings peeking over the horizon ?  I’ve been trying to find a time when we could chat via Skype, but it’s hard to arrange to be aloneContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #50*”

Letters to Suchi #69-The Ballad of The South

I wish to share a chapter from My Letters to Suchi (letter #69), titled the Ballad of The South to remember the long forgotten tale of an old family from the South-Pondicherry/Madras on the 101st birthday of my granduncle Tiger Thyagarajan. Tiger was our family’s anchor to the South (India), the eldest son of anContinue reading “Letters to Suchi #69-The Ballad of The South”

Geneva Diaries #49*

Family Portraits Viswanathan, Mysore, Mahishasura, The Federalist Papers, Amish, Blockchain 4/23/12 Dear Roger, I have attached yet another one of my family photos, and since you are asking for the smoking hot ones, here it is pasted below! Yes, this one is of my grandfather V.Viswanathan with his hunting buddies 1940’s-1950’s(from a time where bigContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #49*”

Geneva Diaries #45

Alice In Tourette, The Wax Palace, Bali Hi, Cote d’Azure/Provence, Red Rackhams Treasure,The Supreme Court of The Cyberworld On Tue, Jul 19, 2011, Roger Stevenson wrote: Dear Purnima, Have you landed safely on the other end of the rabbit’s hole ?  I hope your tumble through space was eventful and exciting. Thinking about you !Continue reading “Geneva Diaries #45”

Geneva Diaries #43

Jack and Gilles -Law and technology Vanishing Saraswati On May 24, 2011, Roger wrote: Dear Purnima, It’s me again with a link  to a great article about DSK.  I am thrilled that someone has finally made the link  between what happened at the Sofitel hotel and what the IMF and other financial organizations have doneContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #43”

Geneva Diaries #38

Geneva: A Magical Week in Wonderland Subject: We are off to meet the wizard… The Wonderful Wizard of Oz! Dear Roger Its been such a whirlwind ride that I’ve had no time to think about The Break-In/Burglary on the Boulevard, Trouble/ Theft in Tranchees! My brother is in town with his family and its beenContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #38”

Geneva Diaries #37

Zurich and Schaffhausen On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 Dear Purnima, How could you even suggest that I might forget you ??? Your last two emails have been really upbeat and positive, but how could it be otherwise after swooshing down the slopes of Chamonix in the shadow of that giant, glacier covered cone, and your anticipationContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #37”

Geneva Diaries #35

Le Magicien d’Oz and Other Stories 2/23/11 Dear Roger, It was wonderful to catch up with you earlier today, I’m afraid I rambled on incessantly pouring out every bit of my heart and mind as though there was to be no tomorrow. But, as you know tomorrow has been a long wait! Did you tryContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #35”

Geneva Diaries #34

Tiger – The Soldier, Oscar Wilde, India, Mythology Greek, Evangeline 1/15/11 Dear Roger, It was fabulous seeing you the other day. I felt closer than ever before, like a best (boy) friend (the girl one is taken) or even family, perhaps a past life connection?? I truly felt I could “unload”, and I’m afraid IContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #34”