by Nithin Coca | Jan 2, 2016 | Environmental Writing, Writing
In 2015, the world gathered in Paris, France for the 21st Conference of Parties (COP) for the United Nations Climate Change treaty. I attended the conference as an accredited freelance journalist, providing coverage for seven media outlets and working as a volunteer...
by Nithin Coca | Oct 13, 2014 | Book Reviews, Features, History Writing, International, Society
Thoughts based on Omar Akbar Qais phenomenal book, A Fort of Nine Towers Afghanistan. A country of deep beauty, a rich, multi-ethnic and multi-faith culture, and, conversely, atrocious brutality. In Qais Akbar Omar’s book A Fort of Nine Towers the three are...
by Nithin Coca | Aug 5, 2014 | Features, International
69 years. Have we learned from the past? I wondered that when, recently, I had an enlightening conversation with an elderly American social worker in Kansas City, my hometown. Talking about traveling in Asia turned into a discussion on the Pacific theater of World War...
by Nithin Coca | Jul 11, 2014 | Book Reviews, Features, NithinCoca, Writing
Stories have incredible power. Even before there was a written word, tales passed orally, from person to person, generation to generation, connecting people through the long eons of human history. It is narratives, whether it be narratives about lives, or stories...
by Nithin Coca | Jul 24, 2013 | Features, History Writing, Society, Writing
Schools across Indonesia are preparing for a huge shift; beginning this next term, English will no longer be a required subject in Government primary schools. The outrage is, justifiably, large and there are fears that this will hurt the ability of Indonesian students...