indialand a hit with innovation

Have you ever stereotyped a Indian to be poor, dirty, starving, uneducated, and argumentative? And, smelling of coconut oil?

I had my misgivings about the country where Indians come from, when in fact it has one of the leading software industries in the world, as well as a globally-unrecognized Bollywood. I ought to wipe the curry stains off my mouth and start chasing an Indian guy round a palm tree.

I've been hit with slight awe how innovative the Indians are, firstly with the one rupee idea by the Mumbai Railway Police, and now, the zero-rupee note issued by 5th Pillar, an anti-corruption group.

This zero-rupee note is a direct copy of the 50-rupee note, complete with Mahatma Gandhi's portrait, designed to be handed out to corrupt officials who demand bribery. A slap on their own faces! Good on ya, India!

In other news, striving to get my foot into the door of the 4th estate requires me to ferociously devour news of all kinds. The Australian, The Age, The Epoch, the Herald Sun, are now my best friends. Crikey!