November 18, 2004
Yoga in the limelight
Yoga with warm bodies and fast hearts (New Zealand Herald, NZ) Rajashree Choudhury, Bikram Choudhary's wife (he of Bukram Yoga...
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03:12 PM
November 16, 2004
Cows as research subjects
Cattle, the Research Catalyst (Wired News) RSS and VHP and other Hindu-focussed organizations are funding research into cows and their...
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03:56 PM
November 15, 2004
City dwellers getting fatter
Urban Indians Growing Fatter (AP via ABC News) (Also in The Seattle Times) As India struggles to eliminate malnutrition among...
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03:44 PM
November 11, 2004
Panchayat to couple: You should live as siblings
Married couple or brother and sister? (BBC) [Thanks to Sanjeev for the link] The village council in a Haryana village...
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03:16 PM
Diwali news
Diwali mentions: The lights go on all over India (Asia Times Online) Sign of the times: Cheaper and more...
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09:43 AM
November 08, 2004
India, Lanka to co-develop Buddhist sites
India accepts President's proposal to jointly develop Buddhagaya and Anuradhapura (Daily News, Sri Lanka) India's President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam...
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09:53 AM
November 01, 2004
India abuzz with Kerry-Bush talk
Indians take a gamble on US elections (Asia Times Online) The US presidential election is on the top of almost...
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02:11 PM
October 27, 2004
Kashmir outlaws ultra-extravagant weddings
Kashmir outlaws extravagant weddings (AFP via iafrica.com) Residents in Indian Kashmir will face up to three years in jail for...
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11:29 AM
October 26, 2004
Businesses expect lower-than-normal profits in Diwali
India festival may not cheer durable goods makers (Reuters via Daily Times) The reasons: Intense competition has depressed prices of...
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09:03 AM
October 20, 2004
Indian techies being trained to avoid harassment lawsuits
Indian professionals wary of women (BigNewsNetwork) Indian companies are training their engineers on interaction with foreign women so that the...
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03:13 PM
October 11, 2004
Excellent article on changing places' names
India: What's in a name? Excellent AP article on the name changing spree of the past decade and the effect...
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03:15 PM
Dancing bears face extinction
Dancing bears on verge of extinction (Stuff, New Zealand) Reuters story on dancing bears and how increasing poaching has led...
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02:23 PM
October 08, 2004
Elephants losing battle with Man
Indian Elephants Fight Losing Battle with Man (Reuters.com) [Also here] Same old sad story - human sprawl encroaches into elephant...
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05:01 PM
Exhibition to showcase ancient Indian games, art
Ancient Indian games to be showcased in New York (siliconindia.com) At the "Asian Games: The Art of Contest" exhibition...
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04:38 PM
October 04, 2004
Grooms have no option but to buy brides
Bachelor? 'Buy' a wife @ Rs 50 mn (MSN India) News story about the tradition in some communities in north...
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02:33 PM
October 01, 2004
Immigrant bride jailed in Canada
Immigrant bride jailed (Edmonton Sun, Canada) Karmjeet Kaur Parmar was sentenced to 4 months in jail for lying on her...
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11:20 AM
September 30, 2004
Kathak workshop for wannabe starlets
Kathak workshop for aspiring starlets in UK (Woking News & Mail Online, Surrey UK A free kathak workshop to be...
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03:10 PM
September 29, 2004
Mumbai's macho men taught how to treat women
Mumbai's macho men taught how to treat women (Independent Online, South Africa) A group of activists have been holding workshops...
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02:02 PM
September 23, 2004
Gudiya ki shaadi: Real life reality show on TV
Indian POW couple told to reunite (BBC) A real tale that turned into a reality TV show! Mohammed Arif went...
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04:25 PM
Upscale lifestyle gaining ground among the wealthy
India's rich buy into 'lifestyle' (AFP via International Herald Tribune) Overt consumerism and conspicuous consumption by the rich has spurred...
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09:26 AM
September 22, 2004
Census data shows high female feticide among literate groups
Outside view: The new Hindu growth rate (UPI via MENAFN - Middle East North Africa Financial Network) It is generally...
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03:36 PM
September 20, 2004
Child marriage widely prevalent: govt report
Child marriage 'norm in India' (AFP via Gulf Daily News, Bahrain) A health ministry report found that "half of all...
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09:53 AM
September 16, 2004
Idols become collectibles
'NRI' Gods returning to bless India (Newindpress.com) For several companies in European countries and the U.S., idols of Indian Gods...
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09:03 AM
September 03, 2004
Bombay HC bans adult TV shows
Bombay bans adult TV shows (Big News Network) The Bombay High Court banned TV channels from showing adult shows, movies...
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09:55 AM
August 30, 2004
Spirit of Gandhi in Winnipeg, Canada
Spirit of Gandhi reincarnated in little city of Winnipeg (Taipei Times) A Museum for Human Rights is under construction in...
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03:33 PM
August 27, 2004
Temple trustees say elections prohibited under Hinduism
New York's Hindu temple attracts media spotlight The Ganesh temple in Queens, New York is in the news because it...
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11:18 AM
BBC on a tiffin-wali
Hot lunch - a tiffin lady's burden (BBC) BBC profile of Laxmibai Bagade, one of the few women in the...
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11:10 AM
August 24, 2004
Swiss couple prefers desi-style wedding
Westerners take to Indian weddings (BBC) I think the reporter is generalising a stray incident to make it look like...
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04:52 PM