Much has been written about Globalization and Frigyes Karinthy's "six degrees of separation". I will start my blog by contributing to this growing phenomenon.
My parents are originally from North Western India. I was born and schooled in Eastern India, and went to college in South India. After living all over the country, I am currently working in the US. My Fiancee is a Chinese interning in an American company. My elder brother married his girl friend from Western India and is working for a British firm in Thailand. My dad is working for a British-German collaboration in India making automobile parts for an American company. And my mom, born and brought up in North India, makes the best Dosas and Idlis in the world. I think my small family is a perfect example of Globalization.
With my own experience I have an idea that is gonna blow Frigyes outta the water. Get this: (dramatic pause) "five degrees of separation". Which one you gonna spring for?
(Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar wrote about this phenomenon of global family in an article on his website http://www.swaminomics.org/ in April 2005. Thanks Hari for pointing this out to me.)
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Your description comes close to what Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar wrote in an article on wwww.swaminomics.org. (Don't know if the article is still there.)
I think globalization has always been around, but it is in its most accelerated phase in history at the moment - cultures and ideas meet and mingle (and clash!) quickly these days.
Now when you say that I also think I have read something along those lines sometime back.
I checked the website and could not find the article. If someone does please let me know and I will put a link to it.
welcome to the blogosphere
Welcome to the community. I have the entire article (July 2005) on my blog.
Thanks! One can also get to the entire article with the website and the date I have provided in the blog.
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