http://dir.salon.com/topics/india/?source=rss&aim=india en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT Andrew Leonard Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/02/obama_and_manekshaw/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/02/obama_and_manekshaw/index.html?source=rss His campaign mentions the passing of a revered Indian general. McCain's doesn't. How's that going to play in the swing states? Andrew Leonard Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/01/genetically_modified_eggplant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/01/genetically_modified_eggplant/index.html?source=rss When you're going broke spraying pesticides that don't work, built-in resistance to nasty bugs starts looking mighty attractive. Andrew Leonard Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/26/peak_oil_or_speculation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/26/peak_oil_or_speculation/index.html?source=rss It took awhile, but the market finally realized there's only so much of that black gold to go around. Andrew Leonard Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/25/kerala_atheism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/25/kerala_atheism/index.html?source=rss A fuss gets kicked up in India over a social studies textbook that supposedly promotes atheism. Andrew Leonard Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/23/phosphorus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/23/phosphorus/index.html?source=rss In India, a rise in phosphorus prices is forcing the closure of match factories. Some Indians are blaming China, but the real culprit is global agriculture. Andrew Leonard Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/04/india_oil_price/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/04/india_oil_price/index.html?source=rss The government can no longer afford to subsidize pump prices. Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/05/08/rains/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/05/08/rains/index.html?source=rss 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. Andrew Leonard Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/02/the_camel_comeback/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/02/the_camel_comeback/index.html?source=rss Don't call it a comeback: In Rajasthan, the rising price of oil means camels are a hot commodity Andrew Leonard Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/02/love_guru_and_the_hindu_right/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/02/love_guru_and_the_hindu_right/index.html?source=rss The punishment promised by Hindu fundamentalists for those who merely view the Mike Myers comedy is no joke. Andrew Leonard Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/30/indian_death_metal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/30/indian_death_metal/index.html?source=rss "In the other room, I could hear Charlie growling a few times to warm up his throat. 'Ghraagh,' he said. 'Bregkk.'" Lynn Harris Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/30/india_abortion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/30/india_abortion/index.html?source=rss But critics say his speech doesn't go far enough to address the root causes of bias against girls. Andrew Leonard Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/09/lead_and_imperialism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/09/lead_and_imperialism/index.html?source=rss Sacredness is in the eye of the plunderer, as British churches lose their roofs Andrew Leonard Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/31/mozzarella_china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/31/mozzarella_china/index.html?source=rss China is the latest to ban imports, citing dioxin concerns. But how did the seventh century barbarian nomad Avars get involved in this mess? Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/10/india/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/10/india/index.html?source=rss Some say it's only a matter of time before people "smell the money" of reproductive outsourcing. Catherine Price Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/26/female_priests_in_india/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/26/female_priests_in_india/index.html?source=rss In the city of Pune, India, women not only are accepted but are preferred for performing certain rituals. Lynn Harris Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/20/yours_rose/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/20/yours_rose/index.html?source=rss The nation's first male-soon-to-be-female talk show host will soon hit the small screen. Andrew Leonard Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/07/salesgenie_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/07/salesgenie_2/index.html?source=rss The New York Times reports that the Chinese panda ad has been withdrawn, to the accompaniment of a classic non-apology apology. Andrew Leonard Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/29/fragments_of_the_tocharian/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/29/fragments_of_the_tocharian/index.html?source=rss How did Buddha get from India to China? And what does a 97-year-old translator in Beijing have to do with it? By Catherine Price Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/01/23/partner_yoga/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/01/23/partner_yoga/index.html?source=rss Is having my face in a stranger's crotch really helpful for my meditative state? Andrew Leonard Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/18/jallikattu/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/18/jallikattu/index.html?source=rss A day the bullocks look forward to? A chance to sharpen horns and get some payback? See for yourself By Carol Lloyd Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/17/martial_arts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/17/martial_arts/index.html?source=rss India's president calls for girls to study martial arts as self-defense against rape. Why not here? Andrew Leonard Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/10/reverse_cricket_imperialism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/10/reverse_cricket_imperialism/index.html?source=rss Who calls the shots in the global business of cricket? Middle-class Indian television viewers Andrew Leonard Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/09/ancient_indian_nanotechnology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/09/ancient_indian_nanotechnology/index.html?source=rss A tale of "wootz" and Diocletian; Tamerlane, Tipu Sultan, and the Industrial Revolution. Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/07/quote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/07/quote/index.html?source=rss The leader of India's United Women's Front says "a few women here and there cannot make much of a difference." Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/04/surrogacy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/04/surrogacy/index.html?source=rss Is selling your baby-making ability empowering if it means escaping extreme poverty?