Posts tagged China

It's Over. Top 10 Moments of the...

By Prerna on August 24, 2008
It’s Over. Top 10 Moments of the Beijing Olympics.

(Image Source – Times of India – Click to Enlarge) The 2008 Beijing Olympics are over. The winner is China and mass consumption and among the losers are the actual rural and migrant workers of China, the ones doing the clean-up and well, us for watching... [+]

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24Aug

The Invisibles that Made the Beijing...

By Prerna on August 19, 2008
The Invisibles that Made the Beijing Games – Dark Side of the Olympics

I mentioned earlier that the computer-generated 55-second video footage of giant fireworks on film at the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics was pure simulacrum–with no relation to ‘reality.’ It turns out that there was more “staging” than meets the eye at the 2008 Beijing... [+]

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19Aug

Beijing 2008 - Olympic Games and the...

By Prerna on August 11, 2008
Beijing 2008 – Olympic Games and the Power to Unify Diasporas

I see the Olympics as the single-most unifying sports regular sports events. And today, I felt the unity across the globe, emitting from the rich and unique Indian disapora. Headlines Today, NDTV and all Indian news channels are going wild with their broadcast of the Olympics... [+]

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11Aug

Unreported World: China - Behind the...

By Prerna on November 16, 2007
Unreported World: China – Behind the Economic Boom

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16Nov