In India, the rich just got richer. Despite one of the worst global recessions in history, the number of billionaires in the subcontinent has almost d...
Worldfocus | Martin Himmell | Posted 05.01.2009 | World
For all the progress seen in India's transformation into a modern global economy, the country remains strongly tied to the traditions of its caste ...
GlobalPost.com | By Mark Scheffler | Posted 03.02.2009 | World
NEW DELHI -- On a random walk through Delhi's bustling railway station, the gritty street kids are easy to miss: With forlorn looks, they mingle and...
Mallika Chopra | Posted 02.09.2009 | Entertainment
One of the benefits of the success of Slumdog Millionaire is that it is raising awareness of the plight of children who live in poverty. Personally, I...
Daphne Beal | Posted 01.11.2009 | Entertainment
What I think Slumdog Millionaire does so effectively, in addition to portraying poverty up close, is deal with the media-driven, consumeristic vertigo that so many people in India experience
E. A. Hanks | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living
I met Emily Stenning while we were both studying at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. From the moment I met her, she was constantly working o...
guardian.co.uk | Randeep Ramesh in Mumbai | Posted 11.19.2009 | World