APRIL 14, 2011- THIRD BRICS LEADERS MEETING

April 16, 2011 Dancing Class in Beijing

My daughter is attending a dancing class on Saturdays in a Children's Palace near my home in Beijing. Almost every child attends 3-5 kinds of classes at weekends. That means their parents have to accompany them in having those classes.

APRIL 14, 2011: BRICS LEADERS MEETING IN CHINA

Delhi Digest April 10-Two Strangers helped me in Ghaziadabad, UP

Today I went to Indirapuram, Ghaziabad to see a friend. He had an operation. After leaving his home, I found there's a Big Bazaare nearby. I dropped in and bought some fresh fruits. Unfortunately when I tried to turn on my car, the engine did not work. It's 6pm and it will got dark soon. I was quite afraid of getting lost driving at night. I saw a man in his fifties making a phone call. I approached him asking for help. He himself was not a driver but he was very warm and kind. After a while he brought one person also in his fifties who seemed good at spotting car problems. The second man found out my battery encountered a problem. The first gentleman then volenteered to help me find a motors workshop. We found it. He spoken Hindi to the technicians there and I was told to pay 150 Rupees to bring one technician to my car 400 meters far. If he was not there, I didn't know how could I express myself. The technicians spoke only Hindi. Within 10 minutes the engine started working. I paid the technician with thanks. And the two gentlemen stayed with me till I was ready to leave. The second gentlemen told me not to turn on the air conditioning to ensure my battery would be fully charged when I drove back to Chanakyapuri which is 23 Km far. They were so nice and helpful. But I even forgot to ask their names. I only know they also live in that neighborhood. I'll remember them forever.

Delhi Digest April 9, 2011, Foreign Tourists Arrivals

March 2011: 507000 foreign tourists visited India.

Delhi Digest-April 8: 3 Years in India

I came to India shortly after mid-night on early April 8, 2008. When I turned on TV, all cable chanels were reporting on the Arushi murder case. They made it a ditective story. Trivial was my impression upon India media when I first came to Delhi.

Today I find cable channels seem changed to another person. It's Anna Hazare. This 72 year old was nobody in the eyes of many ministers when he started fast-unto-death in Jantar Mantar near Inida's parliament house on April 5. Today he was called another "Gandhi". He has spearheaded the anti-corruption campaign. Many underestimated this short fragile old man. While the youth, the white collars, doctors and even coolies took to streets to express their uttermost anger agains corruption. Enogh is enough,they said. They say even a school child knows who A.Raja is. Spiritual gurus, yoga masters, bollywood actors also join. The cricketers could have possibly joined if they didn't have the IPL in Chennai. One sparkle has turned into nationalwide anti-corruption blaze overnight. It's the first mass movement I've seen with my own eyes. Indian people stands up today. Many regard this as another Independence movement.