Archive for September, 2007
India’s Third Gender
On 15th of August of this year, India celebrated its 60th year of Independence. Celebrations of independence, as residents of many South Asian countries would know, come with the usual ‘expert’ analysis of ‘how really free we are’; what are the triumphs, what are our failures. The Indian media was full of it.
On the same [...]
Filed under: Bangladesh, HIV/AIDS, Identity, India, Opinions, Pakistan, Sex - Sexuality - Gender, Sri Lanka | 3 Comments
Christopher Lingle, a professor of economics from Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala and a senior fellow at the Centre for Civil Society in New Delhi, gave a presentation on globalization and cultural change at an event hosted by Beyond Borders on 11th September 2007.
Following is a summary/compilation based on his presentation.
Globalization is not something new, [...]
Filed under: Events-Activities-Announcements, India, Opinions, Sri Lanka, Youth-Culture-Society | 7 Comments
Globalization, a Force for good?
From the Daily Mirror :
By Raknish Wijewardene
Professor Chris Lingle, an American academic with extensive experience of work in the developing world, delivered a challenging and controversial lecture at the British Council on Tuesday 11th. The lecture and the animated discussion that followed covered aspects of globalization, the opportunities it presents, and specifically the cultural [...]
Filed under: Events-Activities-Announcements, Media, Opinions, Sri Lanka, Youth-Culture-Society | 1 Comment
Beyond Borders invites you to a talk on
Globalisation and Cultural Change
By Prof. Chris Lingle.
The talk would be followed by an open discussion.
Date : Tuesday 11 September 2007
Time : 6.00 p.m. – 7.30 p.m.
Venue : British Council Hall, 49 Alfred House Gardens, Colombo -03
If you’d like to be part of this event please send us an email [...]
Filed under: Events-Activities-Announcements, India, Sri Lanka, UK | 5 Comments
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