Tenzin Yangdon

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    Loves reading, writes only when she has something to say.

  • 26/11: Memories of a bloody Wednesday

    November 26, 2008 was just another day at work. Till about a little past 10pm. We'd just wrapped up the channel's flagship show for the day and everyone was relaxing a bit before preparing for the next bulletin. That's when news trickled in of a shooting in Colaba. Initially, no one paid much attention to it since we thought it was a gang war between Mumbai's underworld lords. <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/thewatercooler/2011/11/25/2611-memories-of-a-bloody-wednesday/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Are Reuben and Keenan’s deaths for nothing?

    The latest incident of eve teasing in a city like Mumbai makes me wonder if all the candle light vigils and the "fight against the system" are just hogwash. A sham to make you feel like you're part of a movement. Does that not make the "voice of India" selfish? <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/thewatercooler/2011/11/03/are-reuben-and-keenans-death-for-nothing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Remembering A Legend: Ustad Bismillah Khan

    I have a list of people I wish I had met, the kind who, when they leave this world, leave a huge sense of loss. Ustad Bismillah Khan is the first person on my list. On his fourth death anniversary, … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/thewatercooler/2010/08/20/remembering-a-legend-ustad-bismillah-khan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Chasing Independence

    The only thing about our independence I know is the struggle for it. Since I was born much after the Chinese occupation of Tibet, to be a citizen of an independent country is a feeling I'm not very familiar with. … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/thewatercooler/2010/08/15/chasing-independence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Mani Shankar Aiyar Wants CWG to Fail

    July 27, 2010 "I am very happy with the rains…it will ensure that the Commonwealth Games are spoilt." Even as New Delhi races against time to be ready for the Commonwealth Games this October, there's one person who wishes for … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/thewatercooler/2010/07/27/mani-shankar-aiyar-wants-cwg-to-fail/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Our Everyday Heroes

    Over the past six months there have been days when the world has seen faced terror attacks, natural calamities, and the pointless strife between people. But there have also been days when we've looked at the world and were happy … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/thewatercooler/2010/07/01/our-everyday-heroes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • The Big Story – Bhopal Tragedy Verdict

    August 12: Arjun breaks silence: Breaking his silence on the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster, senior Congress leader Arjun Singh today gave a clean chit to then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in the exit from India of then Union Carbide … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/thewatercooler/2010/06/07/the-big-story-bhopal-tragedy-verdict/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • A World Beyond Our Own

    I got a tweet asking me to spread the word about Africa Launch in the hope of integrating African entrepreneurs into the global economy. It says they hope to "help change the public's perceptions of the continent, and spread the … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/thewatercooler/2010/06/07/a-world-beyond-our-own/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>