tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3756144492167825695.post2673661925313161188..comments2023-07-28T18:57:35.916+05:30Comments on FURORE SCRIBENDI: All that glitters is GOLDDivya Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18029519956691134101noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3756144492167825695.post-70586403417373912062011-07-09T07:05:25.958+05:302011-07-09T07:05:25.958+05:30i keep cming bac to your article ever since u left...i keep cming bac to your article ever since u left a comment on my post...social and economic misery apart...nat geo has aptly talked about the ecological damage resulting for mindless mining of any metalSudhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3756144492167825695.post-71316479845351471182009-12-02T13:04:36.203+05:302009-12-02T13:04:36.203+05:30Very well said Divya, an eye opener for me. I had ...Very well said Divya, an eye opener for me. I had read similar stories about diamond mining, never knew it was true about gold too!Juhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265095122122970909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3756144492167825695.post-43537192435565347032009-11-24T13:11:22.087+05:302009-11-24T13:11:22.087+05:30Quite informative! But why the discrimination agai...Quite informative! But why the discrimination against gold? Gold is just another medium of accumlating wealth. The way at which we are constructing bridges,apartments etc, we will soon be out of sand. Look at Palm islands in Dubai. If today's parents are forbidden from giving gold to their girl children, they will have to provide other forms of wealth. Even if it is just cash, the effects are equally disastrous. What has to change is the mentality of people regarding how they treat the girl child right from birth to marriage.Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3756144492167825695.post-79512901243500632792009-11-22T00:23:20.409+05:302009-11-22T00:23:20.409+05:30Hey.. that was a really nice post. Quite an eye op...Hey.. that was a really nice post. Quite an eye opener for me considering I have never really bothered to check on gold prices or how we actually do get all these ornaments. Startling facts there about all the hardships people face in the mines and the brutalities of the profit minded corporations. This side of the gold mining I was totally unaware of. <br /><br />The one side I do know from all our history books is the huge amount of gold that is tucked away in the US and Switzerland. All the WW 2 gold exploits were transported there and no wonder the US has always been calling all the shots. They got the metal that matters most. <br /><br />Fine piece Divya. And yes, the last section in your post about how Indians crave for gold, is a fine assessment. Could'nt agree more. There is far too much importance attached to how many different types of ear rings or necklaces or rings that we possess. Its a disease I guess that has been passed on to us over many generations. I will go with "GOLD possesses us" - truly apt and calls for a lot of introspection.CKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102006671899679593noreply@blogger.com