this is really sad! vultures are amazing birds.

this is really interesting...and great to see this kind of progress!

Quoted: When it is first broadcast later this month, “Ippadikku Rose” (“Yours, Rose”) is expected to cause a sensation, introducing India’s first transgender celebrity to television.

once again, India's policies for women in politics are far better than many places in the "developed" world.

Quoted: As the United States contemplates the possibility of its first female president, we look at India, which in 1992 mandated a place for women in local governments. Esther Duflo of the Jameel Poverty Action Lab found that women there lead differently than men.

this was an interesting NPR story yesterday.

Quoted: Mayawati Kumari is the chief minister of one of India's largest and poorest states. She's also the richest woman in India and one of the best known. Now there's talk about her possibly becoming the country's next prime minister.

I hope this comes to Seattle! seems like it'd be good.

this is really interesting, i wonder how the time zone difference plays out.

Quoted: In a new wave of global outsourcing, personal chores are moving offshore, and this is leading to some daunting challenges, both economic and cultural.

this is really sad.

Quoted: Indian officials said that extremists are trying to foment tensions between the country’s Hindu and Muslim communities.

I really like Ramachandra Guha's writing. I think this op-ed is a bit tangential but has some good points. worth a read.

Quoted: Despite their shared culture, cuisine and love for the game of cricket, India and Pakistan seem prepared to fight more wars.

this is so interesting! globalization of films....

Quoted: The studio behind the forthcoming “Saawariya,” Sony Pictures Entertainment, is the first in a wave of American studios to produce their own Bollywood musicals.