NEW DELHI — They squat like giant frogs to mop the floors. They carry large lanterns on their heads at wedding processions. With grave faces, they iron underwear that is not theirs, and serve their masters in many other…
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On arrival in India
This is the story of me. I was living all these years in UK for my higher education. I made good friends, enjoyed my university life and lived there happily. After completing my education I worked for a year to…
Poverty in India
Is India winning the battle against poverty? Going by the latest figures, yes. The number of Indians living in extreme poverty has fallen from 37% to 22% in the past seven years, according to the latest official data from the Planning…
7 billion population
I came across this interesting article from which I got the following data http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15445092 You are 25, male and living in India You were the 5,042,477,971st person India Your country’s population is 1,224,614,327 Average life expectancy is 62.8 years What’s next? The global population will…
Corruption in different languages
What do “beans for the kids” in Kinshasa, “a glass of wine” in Paris, and “little carps” in Prague have in common? The phrases tell you something about local cuisine – but they are also euphemisms for bribes. The language…
India’s ‘virtual widows’ suffer as husbands seek work in the Gulf
Many young Muslim brides in India’s southern state of Kerala are left behind by their husbands who go to the Gulf in search of jobs, causing a lot of worry in the community. BBC Hindi’s Salman Ravi reports from Karumbil…
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Why is India obsessed with monsoon rains?
The monsoon rains hit Kerala over the weekend This is possibly the only time of the year in India when over a billion people await an unusual bit of news with bated breath. And so, this time the tidings are…
10 things you might not know about India
For many people writing about India, the common cliches of Delhi belly, lengthy traffic jams, bureaucracy, corruption and yoga retreats are the subjects that fill the column inches. Here are 10 other observations. 1. Hardly anyone pays tax Only 3%…
A Country Called India
Originally posted on Ravi Sadrani:
Off late the country is reacting to the recent events rather actively. This is leading to a lot of questions which we always wanted to avoid. Looking at things we get a feeling that the…
Indian farmers and suicide: How big is the problem?
The widow of an Indian farmer who killed himself India has been taking steps to address the high number of farmers in India who are killing themselves. The figures are shocking, but are they any higher than in India as…
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