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Reimagining the Varanasi Sari
Bacche Lal Maurya, a traditional handloom weaver, has a modest workspace. The pedals of his handmade wooden loom...
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Naach Meri Bulbul, Paisa Mile Gaa!
In recent times, several B-town stars have happily pranced into this space, done their sizzling numbers in front...
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Let Them Eat Cake
The recent dustup over British foreign aid to India turned out to be a source of much hand...
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$6 Million Butt
A hotel employee in Britain is insuring her bottom for $6 million after landing a job to test...
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Loo Lessons
An Australian university is teaching foreign students how to use the toilet correctly after janitors complained that they...
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Techie Hinglish
With the growing popularity of cell phones, the word recharge is entering the Hinglish lexicon, as in recharge...
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A Brief $10 Billion Ride
For one brief moment, an Indian school teacher became a billionaire several times over when he checked his...
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Non Violence Works
A new study analyzing 323 violent and nonviolent resistance movements between 1900 to 2006 has found that non...
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Indian Tourists
Indian tourists spend an average of $4,390 on their U.S. visit, contributing an estimated $2.86 billion to the...
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No More Shoe Laces
A Madhya Pradesh Minister criticized after a videotape showed a young boy tying his shoes has pledged never...
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Chetna Kapoor | February 28, 2019
The Rise Of The NRI, The Influential Non-voter
In 1936, Radhakamal Mukerjee, a famous Lucknow-based social scientist, wrote a book titled Migrant Asia that contained an...
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Chetna Kapoor | February 28, 2019
Love And Marriage: Rebels Against An Indian Tradition That Endures In The U.S.
For years, my mom, Indira Pillay, told her American friends and colleagues that she and my dad had...
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Chetna Kapoor | February 27, 2019
Integration Of Indian And African Flavors Accelerates
In the 2006 comedy movie “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” Mr. Bobby (played by Will Ferrell)...
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Chetna Kapoor | February 26, 2019
Oscars 2019: The Indian Sanitary Pad Makers’ Story Wins Award
Sneh was 15 when she started menstruating. The first time she bled, she had no idea what was...
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Chetna Kapoor | February 26, 2019
India’s Rich Fancy These Foreign Destinations
In India, there is no dearth of wealth and the proof of this is the growing number of...
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