India

Remembering India’s First Photojournalist Homai Vyarawalla

By The World ⋅ February 6, 2012 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Homai Vyarawalla (Photo: The Alkazi Collection of Photography)

Homai Vyarawalla, India’s first woman press photographer, passed away last month at the age of 98.

Slideshow: American Football in Cricket-Mad India

By Sindya Bhanoo ⋅ February 3, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The Elite Football League of India holds training in Pune, India. (Photo: Sindya N. Bhanoo)

Indian and US investors are banking on football as the next big sport in India. They are starting a professional football league, but it remains to be seen whether the cricket-mad nation will take to pro-football.

New Anti-Corruption Ruling in India

By Alex Gallafent ⋅ February 2, 2012 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

India’s Supreme Court has canceled 122 telecommunications licenses awarded to companies in 2008. The ruling is the latest chapter in a long-running corruption drama in India.

Facebook’s Fastest Growing Markets

By The World ⋅ February 2, 2012 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook at a press conference in 2010. (Photo: Robert Scoble/Wikipedia)

We are looking for two countries that are experiencing an explosive growth of Facebook users.

Death Threats Against Rushdie Thwart Festival Appearance

By The World ⋅ January 24, 2012 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Salman Rushdie (Photo: Mariusz Kubik/Wikipedia)

The British author was scheduled to speak this weekend at India’s largest literary festival organized in the northwestern city of Jaipur.

‘Angry Brides’ Game Targets India’s Dowry Problem

By The World ⋅ January 18, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The "Angry Brides" application is aimed at discouraging people from taking dowry. (Photo: facebook.com/shaadicom)

We are looking for a city in India where the creators of a matrimony site have designed a game to raise awareness about the problem of dowry in India.

School Bus Classrooms In India

By Elliot Hannon ⋅ January 17, 2012 ⋅ 3 comments ⋅ Transcript

School Bus Classroom (Photo: Elliot Hannon)

Nearly half of students in India drop out of elementary school. In an effort to bring them back in, some groups are testing out mobile classrooms: school bus learning.

New Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Threat Identified

By David Baron ⋅ January 11, 2012 ⋅ 3 comments ⋅ Transcript

Doctors in India have identified a new and frightening form of tuberculosis that appears to resist treatment by all known TB drugs. Twelve patients at a Mumbai hospital have tested positive, and there could well be more [...]

Rural India Turns to Solar Power

By Sonia Narang ⋅ January 4, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Solar power in India (Photo: Sonia Narang)

The use of solar power in rural parts of India is growing. Small loans have made solar panels available to homes and businesses that otherwise suffer from India’s severe electricity shortage.

2011: The World in Protests

By Manya Gupta ⋅ December 28, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

[Interactive Graphic] The World’s coverage of the protests, demonstrations and revolutions, from the ‘Arab Spring’ to the ‘Occupy’ protests, as they happened.

Indian Anti-Corruption Activist Anna Hazare Goes on Hunger Strike

By The World ⋅ December 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Anna Hazare at a public rally in Delhi, April 2011. (Photo: vm2827/ Flickr)

Anti-corruption activist in India, Anna Hazare began a three-day hunger strike, his third this year, to campaign for a strong law to check corruption.

How Spiritual Gurus Exert Political Influence in India

By Alex Gallafent ⋅ December 27, 2011 ⋅ 5 comments ⋅ Transcript

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev (Photo: Ganesh Khetriwal)

High-profile spiritual leaders exert broad political influence in India, most recently in driving a widespread anti-corruption protest. The World’s Alex Gallafent reports.

A Vanishing Jewish Community in the Indian State of Kerala

By Kavita Pillay ⋅ December 21, 2011 ⋅ 10 comments ⋅ Transcript

Kadavumbhagam Synagogue (Photo: Kavita Pillay)

The south Indian state of Kerala is home to one of the oldest synagogues in the world and its Jewish community dates back to ancient times. But over the past several decades, most of Kochi’s Jews have gone to Israel.