Africa

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China

Chinese City Bans Africans from Hotels, Apartments, and Restaurants

In a remarkably heartless display of extreme xenophobia, Africans in China – specifically Guangzhou – have been evicted from their hotels, apartments and barred from entering restaurants. Many of them have found themselves sleeping on the streets [https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2020/04/13/coronavirus-racism-chinese-city-bans-black-people-from-hotels-apartments-restaurants/] as a result. > “I’ve been

Desh Kapoor

13 Apr 20 1 min read

Videos

'India Can Contribute An M S Swaminathan To South Sudan'

Geetha Pious is the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative, David Shearer’s head of field office in Juba and coordinates all peacekeeping components and civil affairs in the capital, and the former central Equatoria state of South Sudan. She also discusses the peace process, the UN mandate due to

Desh Kapoor

03 Mar 19 1 min read

Africa

How can the Africans and Blacks Succeed?

In Anthony Bourdain’s Lagos related program [https://explorepartsunknown.com/destination/lagos/], there was a discussion with a local TV anchor – someone who also anchors the Presidential debates there. She made a stunning comment that hit me hard. She said – and I am paraphrasing – Blacks in Africa and the African-Americans

Desh Kapoor

16 Oct 17 4 min read

Religion

Why does Republicans’ Outrage on the Pope Reminds One of Henry VIII?

Henry VIII’s love for Catholicism during his early years was undeniable but when in May of 1533, his love life collided with the religious dictum of his time that flowed from the Church in Rome, his opposition to the Pope and the Roman Church was fierce. For a simple

Desh Kapoor

27 Sep 15 2 min read

Hinduism

Hinduism growing in Africa without Proselytizing

Ganesh Chaturthi being celebrated in GhanaInterestingly, Hinduism is the fastest growing religion in Ghana. And no one is involved in the business of converting anyone. Kwesi Anamoah, national president of the African Hindu Temple, discusses the spread of Hinduism [http://www.indiaafricaconnect.in/index.php?param=news/3610/india-in-africa/117]

Desh Kapoor

28 Sep 13 4 min read

Movies

Jiah Khan’s suicide: Cocooned, Sanitized lives which fret mental blues are a curse

Khan at Nokia Lumia 920 launch party (courtesy Wikimedia)Jiah Khan, a buddying actress in Bollywood, was recently found dead [http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/jun/04/bollywood-actor-jiah-khan-found-dead] in her apartment in Bollywood. The 25-year old’s body was found hanging in the apartment by her mother. She

Desh Kapoor

13 Jun 13 4 min read

Environment

Water is NOT a Human Right (and other Outrageous nonsense) from Nestlé Chairman

Peter Brabeck-Letmathe: Nestle’s ChairmanThere are a lot of nuts in the world out there, but this guy certainly takes the cake! He is Nestlé Chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, who while interviewing for a documentary calledWe Feed the World [http://www.we-feed-the-world.at/index.htm] says “water isn’t a human

Desh Kapoor

17 Apr 13 1 min read

Motivation and Personal Development

How a guy made a Bike out a car, when it broke down in the middle of Sahara, to come out of the desert

When adversity hits you, how do you react? That is the most important ingredient for happiness and success in life. This is a story of a guy who was stranded in the Sahara Desert with a broken down car. But he used what he had to create something for himself

Desh Kapoor

20 Mar 13 1 min read

Africa

Why I Chose Hinduism Over Christianity – Biola Ige

Biola Ige is one of Nigeria’s top actresses. During her interview, she discussed how she has converted from Christianity to Hinduism. Something that Julia Roberts announced some time back as well. Here is her interview where she discusses her thoughts. Biola Ige, one of Nigeria's top actresses, dumped Christianity

Desh Kapoor

07 Jan 13 2 min read

Africa

Gravity Light: LED lamp powered by sand or rocks for the poor villages of Africa

Gravity Light: A generator powered by weight of gravity, which has been built for the developing and poor countries. It does not use any battery nor any expensive stuff. It would cost the people $5 to buy and there is no running cost. It comes with a durable bag, which

Desh Kapoor

22 Dec 12 1 min read

Africa

Nigerian School Girls power a generator from Pee

In a country of chronic shortage, Nigerian school girls have come up with an idea to harness the Urine to power a generator. It may not be commercial viable or useful, but it is still intriguing 🙂

Desh Kapoor

27 Nov 12 1 min read

Africa

India has more rich than UK and more poor than entire Sub Saharan Africa Combined!

The Very PoorIndia is situation is interesting and plight incomparable. Here are three stats that portray India’s dichotomy: 1. Three Indian states – Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal – have a combined population of 421 million of “poor” people using the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), which measures a range of

Desh Kapoor

29 Sep 12 2 min read

Africa

10 million Indians want to emigrate to US

Most people are not satisfied with where they are. They would like to move out of their present countries to “greener pastures”. It seems of all the destinations in the world, US of A is the most desired. 150 million of the world’s adults would like to move to

Desh Kapoor

13 May 12 1 min read

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