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If You Think Art Is Elitist, Chennai’s New Public Art Initiative Will Definitely Change Your Mind

When was the last time you went to an art gallery? The painter Edgar Degas once said, “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” Yet, not many eve...

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Indian "Land Bank" Aims To Protect Farmers From Forced Acquisitions

A northern Indian state is setting up a "land bank" to allow farmers to voluntarily sell property in an effort to tackle forced acquisitions for industrial projects that of...

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Locals Are Knitting Giant Sweaters For Rescued Elephants In This Mathura Village

Winter isn’t winter, if you aren’t all snuggled up into your own version of a blanket burrito, with some hot chocolate to keep you company. The weather has been...

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Women Farmers In Northern India Battle Tradition, Self-Doubt To Own Land

Anjali has worked on the land nearly all her life, first with her tenant-farmer parents, and then alongside her husband in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. But s...

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Can Television Be Fair To Muslims?

FOR the Nuxalbari Estate in the lush hills of India’s north-east, relief came in the nick of time. With winter pruning of its tea plantations at hand, 600 workers wer...

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Women In Coffee Country

They toil in coffee estates, are plantation owners and managers, marketing professionals or tasters. On the eve of the Coffee Santhe, BHUMIKA K. speaks to some women who&rs...

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This Film Festival Celebrates The Best In Drone Cinematography

Some drone owners fly their quadcopters up and down in a park. Maybe their backyard. They might even sometimes make little loops in the air. That’s neat. A select few...

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‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Close to Locking in Broadway Theater

“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the two-part play that’s an ultra-hot ticket in London, looks to have scored its Broadway home. Producers of the show...

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This Tradition Is Forcing Rajasthan Women To Let Go Of Family Property

In a bid to address the imbalance, Rajasthan and other states now offer lower rate mortgages and cheaper registration when a property is registered in the name of a woman.<...

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$38 Million Raised At Star-Studded Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces Gala

Last week, Hollywood’s A-list came to support the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Gala which supports educational, social, cultural, and economic services...

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