India

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Building a road from Bollywood to dullsville
How can a gorgeous-looking movie about an adulterous interracial affair in 1930s India be so boring? Plus: The amazing Juliet Stevenson, sex symbol at age 51.
Who needs a fancy hybrid? Get a camel!
Don't call it a comeback: In Rajasthan, the rising price of oil means camels are a hot commodity
Watch "The Love Guru": Go to hell
The punishment promised by Hindu fundamentalists for those who merely view the Mike Myers comedy is no joke.
A girl's nose ring and Indian death metal
"In the other room, I could hear Charlie growling a few times to warm up his throat. 'Ghraagh,' he said. 'Bregkk.'"
Indian P.M. calls sex selection a "national shame"
But critics say his speech doesn't go far enough to address the root causes of bias against girls.
Dropping like a lead imperialist balloon
Sacredness is in the eye of the plunderer, as British churches lose their roofs
A bad week for buffalo mozzarella
China is the latest to ban imports, citing dioxin concerns. But how did the seventh century barbarian nomad Avars get involved in this mess?
In India, there's big money in wombs
Some say it's only a matter of time before people "smell the money" of reproductive outsourcing.
Opening up the Hindu priesthood
In the city of Pune, India, women not only are accepted but are preferred for performing certain rituals.
India's transgender Oprah
The nation's first male-soon-to-be-female talk show host will soon hit the small screen.
Salesgenie apologizes to Chinese, ignores Indians
The New York Times reports that the Chinese panda ad has been withdrawn, to the accompaniment of a classic non-apology apology.
Fragments of the Tocharian
How did Buddha get from India to China? And what does a 97-year-old translator in Beijing have to do with it?
Why I hate partner yoga
Is having my face in a stranger's crotch really helpful for my meditative state?
Running with the bulls (and PETA) in Tamil Nadu
A day the bullocks look forward to? A chance to sharpen horns and get some payback? See for yourself
Learning how to fight back
India's president calls for girls to study martial arts as self-defense against rape. Why not here?
Reverse cricket imperialism
Who calls the shots in the global business of cricket? Middle-class Indian television viewers
The nanotechnological wonders of Damascene steel
A tale of "wootz" and Diocletian; Tamerlane, Tipu Sultan, and the Industrial Revolution.
Quote of the day
The leader of India's United Women's Front says "a few women here and there cannot make much of a difference."
Womb for rent
Is selling your baby-making ability empowering if it means escaping extreme poverty?
The baby I turned away
I was desperate to adopt a girl from India -- until I discovered she might have developmental problems. Will I ever stop thinking about the child I rejected?
The ludicrousness of white cachet
A Jaguar with an Indian accent? It simply won't do!
Hot desi action and animated Japanese disco folk
Pop culture: As global as you want it to be.
A rupee for Citigroup's thoughts
Subprime strikes again: Citigroup has a new CEO, Vikram Pandit, and the World Bank considers making a loan in rupees, not dollars
A tale of blaxploitation and Lord Ram
On the two-year anniversary of How the World Works, everything starts to make sense. Well, not really.
India lets ladies bartend
The nation's Supreme Court gives Indian women a shot at pouring shots.
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