Stories about India from March, 2006
China: trans-Asian oil pipeline
Regarding an oil pipeline planned to link Russia and China, with a branch extending through Pakistan into India, the Our Silk Road blogger suggests the old Silk Road could very...
India: Sexual harassment in the Media
Don't trust the Indian Media on the instances of sexual harassment within the media sector, and how the issues go largely unreported.
India: MicroFinance turns sour
Fractured Earth on how Micro Finance in Andhra Pradesh is taking a dangerous route with extremely high interest rates.
India: Workers left on the streets
A huge store shuts down, and leaves its workers on the streets. Saakshi reports on the closure of AkbarAllys.
India: Bangalore calls
Kamla travels around Bangalore and comments on the infrastructure, politics and issues that are crucial for Bangalore as it grows at breakneck speed.
India: In search of flowers
Windy Skies in search of the “Night Queen” – a flower that is intoxicatingly fragrant in the Western Ghats.
The Magic of Food: A Global Edible Review
#1: From the UK, Blog Jam The traditional pickled pig's feet dish is one of our favorites. Of course you may have at least a dozen good excuses why you...
India: The city of Djinns
Amardeep Singh on William Dalrymple's book on Delhi: City of Djinns, by far one of the most compelling narratives that weaves Delhi's history and present together.
India: Chennai blogs
After Mumbai, Chennai (Madras) is the second Indian city to get it's own MetroBlog.
India: Polio
Balancing Life on polio in the subcontinent - “It remains a major problem in 9 countries. What’s common between them all? Extremely high populations living in relatively squalid conditions, in...
India: Forget the public school
A recent post on the Freakonomics blog on a 10 year old Indian boy writing in, sparks a post that talks of government schools being uniformly worse than private schools...
India: An artist and her art
The Middle Stage on the art, life and times of Amrita Sher-Gil. “Half-Indian and half-Hungarian, of aristocratic lineage, she was born in Budapest and brought up in the Hungarian capital...
India: Arranged Marriage of another kind
Just a little something, on a new service called MarryGold, which says – “‘Marrygold’ intends to help professionals above 25years of age, who do not have much time to focus...
India: Why Commonwealth?
In the context of the Commonwealth games, Karmadude looks up the history of Commonwealth and isn't too sure why India should be a part of this any longer.
India: Infrastructure Blues
Even as India's presence on the IT map gets stronger, Bangalore's infrastructure gets worse. Scenes from the street from India's IT capital.
India: The high profile protest
What kind of protests end up grabbing the media's attention? Vikrum on the visibility of some high-profile protets.
India: Sexual harassment
The Commonwealth Games begins with the news of a person on the Indian contingent being held for sexually harassing a woman. More at Blogpourri.
India, Pakistan: Vintage Car Rally
myHimachal Blog on a vintage car rally in the Himalayas that starts in Pakistan and goes on into India.
