Director Ava DuVernay filming in India.
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I come from a Dalit background and I research Dalit representation in film. So I know first hand Origin’s importance to Dalit people.
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A closer look at the study suggests something else might explain the high figure.
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Incentives have so far benefited large landowners and created lifeless plantations.
Border conflicts, spanning different time periods and places, are behind many of the big international disputes today.
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Religious, racial and class-based differences often get politicized.
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Tourists can do a number of things to avoid dangerous encounters with monkeys.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center left, performs rituals during the opening of the temple dedicated to Lord Ram in Ayodhya, India, on Jan. 22, 2024.
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A scholar of Hinduism explains the importance of the consecration ritual, which is believed to bring the presence of the divine into the temple.
Visa problems: England spin bowler, Shoaib Bashir.
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India changed its visa rules after the 2008 Mumbai massacre to make it more difficult for Pakistanis to visit.
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Garment workers around the world experience unacceptable forms of exploitation.
Taapsee Pannu and Shah Rukh Khan take the donkey route.
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Shah Rukh Khan’s new film sheds light on the history of UK migration policy.
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Modi is running for his third consecutive term of office, but many believe he plans to remain in power indefinitely.
The Ram temple, still under construction in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
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The Ram temple, built on the site of a destroyed mosque, could be used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party to mobilise his Hindu nationalist supporters ahead of the elections.
Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi arrive for their meeting in New Delhi, India, in June 2023.
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India is pursuing a policy of pleasing the ruling elites in its neighbourhood, which it hopes will serve its national aspirations to become a regional powerhouse like China.
Sound therapy, which uses bells and singing bowls for healing, has gained popularity in recent years.
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A medical anthropologist explores claims about the health benefits of sound baths and how to choose the one to attend.
India’s new water manual aims to establish continuous piped water supply for all Indians moving forward — a goal it is unlikely to achieve.
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Achieving continuous supply requires both a realistic assessment of the situation and a realistic plan to meet the goal. The Government of India’s new initiatives have neither.
The Christmas pudding, a legacy of the British Empire, is enjoyed around the world – including in former British colonies.
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The Christmas pudding, once known as the ‘Empire Pudding,’ reflects the lasting legacy of the British Empire.
‘The Elephant Whisperers’ dramatizes the emotional bond between an orphaned elephant, Raghu, and the couple who care for him.
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A focus on financial compensation for subjects of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ overshadowed the need to examine storytelling conventions and creative practices in contemporary documentary filmmaking.
Indian visitors look at a painting depicting the Amritsar Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh.
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Fewer than a quarter of once-colonized countries make official government-to-government requests for an apology or reparations.
Authorities in the U.S. said an Indian government official directed a plot to assassinate Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York City.
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This announcement by U.S. authorities could have potential ramifications for Indian politics, both at home and abroad, and could spur separatist activities in the Sikh diaspora.
U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry, second from left, during climate negotiations in 2021.
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Negotiating global progress on climate change involves walking a fine line, as a former UN official explains.
During lockdown many Indian women were isolated and suffered both domestic and economic abuse from the menin their families.
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The lockdown gave some men a chance to increase their control and coercion of women.