If religion is the belief in supernatural, its propriety in civilised society lies in the cognizance of conciliating the divergences to euphony, which is characterised by harmony of universe and is symbolic of the supernatural arbiter. And if religion is merely a bunch of rituals whcich remains with us for sake of tradition then the [...]
Archive of entries posted on November 2005
Market Practices
This might sound a simple and small thing, but is quite symptomatic on how a free market mechanism punishes the bad trader, and at the same time how a a cartelised market is a bad place to shop.
A week back I had gone to the vegetable market, and at one shop there was good potatoes [...]
Surat
A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of World Trade published by ME Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York.
Surat © Anup Mukherjee
Surat is situated on the Western Coast of Gujarat, on the left bank of river Tapti, on the Gulf of Cambay (Khambhat). It has been a very important centre of trade and [...]
Calicut
A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of World Trade published by ME Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York.
Calicut (Kozhikode) © Anup Mukherjee
Calicut is situated on the on the Malabar Coast of the Kerala province in India. It is connected to hinterland through the Palghat gap. The place is famous for the spice [...]
