I found our newest guest blogger sitting under a Bodhi Tree in a snow covered park near our world blogging headquarters in North Dakota. For one who had made such a long journey, an invitation to guest blog seemed very appropriate. As I approached him he simply said, “I had been expecting your arrival.” Please welcome one ill Hindu: Siddhartha Mitter.
I am an independent writer on topics including politics, music, food, race, globalization, and cultural change. After academic training in the politics and economics of developing countries, I worked on electric utilities in West Africa, and then spent six years in research and consulting work in the global energy industry. In 2002 I shed these layers to regain my creative freedom. [Link]
Yes, we have found that people who end up in our bunker have shed themselves of material things and chosen to take the blogastic vows that we too hold dear.
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Welcome to the Mutiny, Siddhartha. May your lotus-positioned meditations give you the supernatural degree of enlightenment required in order to comment with utter clarity and conviction on the universe, spirituality, the chaos of modern life, and Rani Karnik’s endless legs.
welcome.
What do you think of Enron thing in India – as you have electric utilities background in developing countries? Some people are discussing it @ Desicritics.org.
I do say hi to SL from time to time.
Duuuude… welcome, and be excellent.
um…
peace
Welcome 🙂
Yeah for the illhindu! His blog’s very cool. He’s almost as showbiz as Manish. Nah who am I kidding, no one’s as showbiz as Manish.
Wooo! Welcome to the guest spot Siddhartha, some words of encouragement then:
I know you wanna ride You a star and it shows What’s happening? What’s up? What’s up? Let’s go!
Shake dat laffy taffy Dat laffy taffy
That was a great article 🙂
Siddhartha, the incipient Buddha. Maitreya, the Buddha of the future. May we find enlightenment in your posts.
Welcome aboard!
Hey Sid – sweet! Look forward to reading your posts man!
great pick for guest blogger! I’m very excited for siddhartha m to serve up some fresh culture-snark
The Jazzman himself.
Lemme hear that sweet, sweet riff…
Welcome Siddarth. If you are thinking “Oh I think they like me”, I think we will. Keep ’em coming.
i listened to your august 2005 npr radio piece back in august and i thought the historical context that you provided about the turban was phenomenal. and now i’ve found you here! i am looking forward to reading your stuff.
whoa. what a distracting treasure trove of music reviews.
welcome!
oh happy day! look forward to reading your posts Siddhartha.
peace
😉
Sid, great to see you here! 🙂
thanks for the welcome, y’all! abhi’s introduction sets a pretty unreachable standard, but nevertheless i shall strive, i shall strive…
And he is handsome too – cute smile 😉
Ciao!
xXx
It’s about time!!!
Welcome Siddhartha. I hope the initiation went well – Abhi assured me that there would be no code-reds in the first week.
welcome 🙂
aw yeah! siddhartha’s one hella wise dude. nice choice!
incidentally, auntie mallumolu would just like it noted for the record that siddhartha kutta’s initials match those of The Mutiny. a match made in heaven.
does siddhartha’s head shot count as SM meeting the quota of offering eye-candy/cupcake boys? 😉
Now that he’s outed himself publically, welcome also to the Mutiny’s first Jewish writer as well. Anna and I will have to stop fronting now that the real deal is here 😉