ray mathoda

Education as a topic is of immense interest to me. I have seen what it has done for India i.e., created an educated populace that was primed for the opening of the capitalist pump in 1991, and positioned to harness economic opportunity to create immense economic growth and social value for India and Indians (e.g., great accumulation of wealth in American Indians, increased living standards, more jobs, hopefully an eventual reduction in poverty). (more…)

We just saw an episode of 30 days in which a white american practising christian goes and lives for 30 days in Dearborn MI with a muslim family on the condition that he must live like them and answer the call to prayer 5 times a day. (more…)

As I look at the world around me, I see a common theme in many of the major battles, controversies and issues both the world at large and many of us personally are experiencing. This is the battle between the ancient and the modern, and specifically between religious beliefs (as expounded by the religious establishment and religious/cultural communities worldwide) and modern principles (as intuitively adopted by the educated and liberal around the world).

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