China, Economist Group, Identity, India, My Talks

The Economist’s Open Future Festival: Video of my talk on identity

Dear friends, click below to watch my ten-minute talk on identity and multiculturalism in Asia at The Economist’s Open Future Festival in Hong Kong on October 5th. I cite the different approaches to ethnic/cultural identity that we find in China, India and Singapore, and give my reasons why we all need to think a bit harder about our identity choices, given current larger forces at … Continue reading The Economist’s Open Future Festival: Video of my talk on identity

Sudhir Thomas VadakethOctober 15, 2019June 9, 20202 Comments

PAP, Singapore

The day Singapore’s education minister lost some credibility

Last Monday was a dark day for Singapore’s parliament. Ong Ye Kung, our education minister, presided over a shameful, horrid witch-hunt, using language that might have impressed the Puritans of 17^th century colonial Massachusetts.

The primary target was Alfian Sa’at, a local playwright. Continue reading “The day Singapore’s education minister lost some credibility”

Sudhir Thomas VadakethOctober 14, 2019May 30, 202012 Comments