Archive for January 18th, 2016

Somnath Temple to invest in Gold Monetisation Scheme…

January 18, 2016

Today s a day of posting on temples. Earlier pointed to how temples helped develop cuisines in India.

And now this one on Somnath temple signing up for the Goldscheme. Well if Indian temples sign up for the scheme, nothing much is needed.  Though the amount is small, but a start nevertheless. It has politicians on board which has helped push the scheme.

All this is so exciting really. Indian financial history is coming back in interesting ways. Temples were the original bankers/financiers and you had kings which are today’s politicians in many ways. There were deep connections between the two and one is seeing them today as well:

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How temple cuisine helped enrich Indian food culture?

January 18, 2016

Madhulika Dash has a nice food for thought piece in Swarajya.

She says it is interesting how temples have enriched our cuisines:

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Reforming or Deforming the Fed?

January 18, 2016

Prof Barry Eichengreen writes on the US govt’s proposal to reform the Federal Reserve.

He is obviously worried that these measures could actually deform the central bank:

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