Stories about India from September, 2008
India: Films and Feminism
Beth Loves Bollywood does a post on “filmi” feminism – picking on a scene from a Bollywood film.
India: Muslims in America
Indian Muslims Blog on why Muslims are alienated from America's political parties.
East and South Asia: Suicide By Pesticide Ingestion Common
As World Suicide Prevention Day approaches on September 10, a new study reaffirms that suicide is frequently committed by ingesting pesticides in many Asian countries. The study analyzed preferred suicide methods across the world to help policy makers devise the best strategies for suicide prevention. On average, almost 3000 people...
India: No Orissa
Naveen Roy on how issues like the violence in Orissa are not discussed on the Indian blogosphere.
India: Floods in Bihar
Keep Nepal Free on the lack of adequate relief programmes in the flood struck areas of Bihar in India.
India: Public transport
Punarjanman on the the issue of public transport and a general sense of impatience in Mumbai, India.