Stories about India from April, 2010
India: ‘The First Cry’ Blog Contest
Chennai Moms.com has announced a blogging competition to celebrate International Mother's Day in May. The contest has been named as “The First Cry”, which will choose the best from mothers’ blog posts describing their first baby birth experience.
India: Introduction to Seven Notes Of Indian Classical Music
Likhati, a blog on classical music, introduces us to the seven notes of Indian classical music.
India: Longing For The History Of The Indian Emigrants
Lekhni at The Imagined Universe writes about Amitav Ghosh's novel ‘Sea of Poppies’ and reminds that “the book shows how little we know about emigrant Indians”.
India, Pakistan: Sania-Shoaib Mania Rolls On
The Shoaib Malik and Sania mirza wedding controversy rolls on as the media is feeding on the mania and millions of people in India and Pakistan remain engrossed with the story. As the couple prepares for their marriage overcoming obstacles, the diatribes continue elsewhere.
India: An English-obsessed Nation?
Purba at Desicritics asks whether Indians are an English-obsessed nation.
India: IPL And Indian Entertainment Channels
Bhatnaturally informs that Hindi general entertainment channels have seen a 10.5 per cent drop in the overall share during the Indian Premier Leage (IPL cricket tournament) period this year. The blogger asks: “is IPL competition to Hindi TV channels?”
India: Chinese Hackers Attacked The Times of India
Sans Serif reports that Chinese hackers hacked into the systems of India’s largest English language newspaper, ‘The Times of India’.
India: Efficacy Of The Right To Education Bill
Sandeep Bansal at Looking Beyond The Obvious blog comments on the efficacy of the newly introduced right to education bill in India: “mere passing of the Right to Schools (Education) is not going to change anything significant unless coupled by any change in the delivery mechanism.”
India: The Naxalites Continue
“The reason why Naxalites have been able to sustain their insurgency for so long is due to three main reasons: the absence or failure of governance; the romanticism and propaganda of their overground sympathisers; and, finally, due to the relatively subliminal nature of their violence,” comments The Acorn while discussing...
India: Wheat Harvest In North India
“Have you seen wheat being harvested in North India?” asks Deepa Krishnan at Desicritics. She then takes us to a long walk into a golden-yellow wheat field in Rajasthan with her photo-essay.
India, Pakistan: A Celebrity Marriage Tests The Relation Between Two Countries
A cross-border marriage between an Indian tennis star and a former captain of Pakistan cricket team is the hot topic among the mainstream media and the social media of India and Pakistan. Bloggers of both countries engaged in intense debate on this wedding.
India: Liveblogging from TEDx Mumbai
Amit Verma at India Uncut liveblogs from the TEDx Mumbai event, which is taking place today.
India: Death Penalty for Honour Killing
Sumanth at Desicritics comments on the recent debate in India – whether death penalty for honor killing is justified: “If couple of people are hanged till death for honor killing in a year or two, then these well planned murders will come to an end.”