Yeah, I have been putting a lot more energy into my other blog, Bliss, than this one. The allure of paying off academic loans through wedding photography is much too great and I have got to get my name out there. I have been assisting photographers, working on a few weddings on my own and even signed on to work with a national wedding photography agency called Bella Pictures. So, if you don't see anything new posted here, head on over to Bliss and check it out. I'll be sure to get back to Tiffinbox as soon as this wedding season starts to quieten down. Thanks for your patience.

Time magazine's June 26 cover story is about India emerging as an economic superpower. Check out the cover image here.

My question is this – is India the new Japan? Having lived in Japan and seen how the bureaucracy there has befuddled its economy, I really wonder what sort of reformation the Indian bureaucracy will have to go through for the economy to really blossom. And by blossom, I mean for the common man and woman to feel the benefits of the economy; not just the top-tier wealthy.

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Haven't read it but I knew way back when that Mira Nair had the script and was working on the cinema adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake. Now thanks to Amit Gupta I caught the first glimpse of the movie – a trailer off of the Apple site. Check it out. Looks slick and very interesting. I am going to have to read the book now for sure.

I have been away on a few wedding photography shoots. Check out Bliss, my other blog for an update to my recent activities.

ESPN's Darren Rovell's latest article talks about how the ABC network will now host the Scripps National Spelling Bee contest. The contest has steadily moved from the shadows to the nation's limelight, often featuring desi kids. Among Rovell's top eight picks to win it all this year are three desis.

For an interesting perspective on all of this read Amar Shah's take on the contest called Keepers Of The Hive. To access it you will need a ESPN Insider account – sorry.

Want to know more about this cultural jamboree? Watch the movies Spellbound, Bee Season or Akeelah and the Bee. Or, read American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds.

Tempted to give this a shot yourself? If you are an armchair word warrior, you may want to receive Anu Garg's excellent A Word A Day to start brushing up. ESPN's SportsNation has a fun [but good God, tough] spelling test. Take it and post your score here.