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In search of an identity

09 Jun, 2013

They are citizens of France but love India and all things Indian and yearn to renew their long lost cultural links with the land of their forefathers. But inflexible rules come in the way.

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Indian television gets increasingly niche (02 Jun, 2013)

First, there were the entertainment channels. Then came the news channels, followed by infotainment channels. Now, niche channels are, well, increasingly carving a niche for themselves in the over Rs.370 billion ($6.5 billion) Indian television industry.

American lives out his life's last days in Goa (01 Jun, 2013)

Scrawny and gaunt from illness, American artist Scott Morgan wants to "live life's every moment" to the full before succumbing to terminal intestinal cancer. And when that does happen - he's been told three months from now - he wants to be cremated and his ashes to be scattered over a popular Goa beach village.

A digital village (29 May, 2013)

Thirty-eight-year-old Abinash Das is excited. From his doorstep he will soon be able to get any government certificate and permit within an hour and will also be able to file a police complaint - thanks to the government's Rs.20,000 crore "digital village" project that will eventually cover all the 250,000 gram panchayats.

Tihar inmates land jobs for good behaviour

Tihar inmates land jobs (26 May, 2013)

The lure of easy money and a comfortable life led 30-year-old Pradeep to ditch his job as a mechanic and indulge in a life of crime. Arrested and lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail for the last six years, Pradeep had lost all hope until 15 companies came knocking on the doors of Tihar jail and offered him a job.

Rickshaw option for protestors (23 May, 2013)

With a hoot and a honk, meandering through Dhaka's famed traffic snarls, the legion of psychedelic rickshaws that are an essential part of Bangladesh's capital have a new claim to fame - they ferried protestors for free from parts of the city to the site of the revolutionary Shahbag movement during its peak in February and March.

Small US town a big draw (13 May, 2013)

This small town just an hour and a half drive away from Washington has a population of a mere 110,000. But every year three million people from India and all over the world come visiting.

He is fulfilling his dream (08 May, 2013)

He is the brain behind several world-class and award-winning buildings that include airports and hotels in the US. Several milestones and achievements later, the dream of doing something meaningful for his home country has brought Indian American architect Harshad Patel to his roots, determined to provide low-cost houses to the country's poor.

Guyana to mark 175th anniversary of arrival of Indians (30 Apr, 2013)

Two ships sailing out of Calcutta (now Kolkata) port on the eastern coast of India, the Whitby and Hesperus, reached British Guiana (now Guyana) on the northern coast of South America on May 5, 1838 after a perilous sea journey that lasted 112 days. More than 17 decades later, Guyana - a part of the Caribbean - is set to hold commemorative functions in early May to mark the 175th anniversary of the arrival of Indians in the country.

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