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May 14th, 2008

India: Jaipur blasts, Terrorism and the Government

Neha Viswanathan · 08:48

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On 13th May, serial blasts rocked Jaipur. Reports suggest that more than sixty people were killed, and another 150 were injured. MyZone writes about Jaipur, which as a city has been relatively peaceful, and the sheer panic the blasts created. Disbelief turned into shock as over the fifteen minutes the number ... 5 comments · »»

May 12th, 2008

PangeaDay: an event lived worldwide

Juliana Rincón Parra · 04:14

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Pangea Day took place Saturday, and people from different parts of the world got together to watch movies and be a part of the worldwide event where movies, speakers and music showed us a bit of life on the other side of the globe, uniting people from all walks of life to believe that we aren't as different as we would believe. It also included a mobile video contest, with an international lineup of winners. 3 comments · »»

April 26th, 2008

PangeaDay: Videos to change the world on May 10th

Juliana Rincón Parra · 13:26

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On May 10th 2008 at 18:00 GMT, 24 films will be broadcast during a 4 hour event. What makes this different is that this event, PangeaDay will be broadcast from six locations worldwide in seven different languages worldwide to be viewed through internet, television or cellphones with one unique purpose: to make each other know about the lives of others and focus on what makes us similar, instead of what makes us different and let us work together towards peace. 6 comments · »»

April 22nd, 2008

India, Sri Lanka: Temple Festivals on both sides of the Palk Strait

Mathy Kandasamy · 16:26

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Temple festivals are an integral part of life for Hindu Tamils, across the countries they live in. The following photo essay captures a few moments of these festivals. From Rakwana in Sri Lanka, a temple car festival in photographs by 'Irakuwanai' Nirshan. One of the focal points of the festival is ... 4 comments · »»

April 11th, 2008

India: Tibet, the Olympic Torch and the Dalai Lama

Kamla Bhatt · 14:02

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In this week's roundup of virtual India we look at Tibet in India. Next week the Olympic torch arrives in India. First, Indian footballer Bhaichung Bhutia pulled out, and now Supercop Kiran Bedi has pulled out. However, well-known Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar will be carrying the Olympic torch writes enga. ... 69 comments · »»

April 5th, 2008

India: The Olympic Torch and Tibet

Kamla Bhatt · 08:25

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It seems like Tibet refuses to go away from people's mind. Tibet continues to be the dominant topic of conversation and is clearly gathering a lot of public support, especially in virtual India. Baichung Bhutia, India's well-known football player has refused to carry the Olympic torch when it comes to ... 9 comments · »»

March 26th, 2008

India: Tata, Jaguar and Rover.

Kamla Bhatt · 20:33

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Earlier today it was announced that Tata Motors of India is acquiring Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford Motors, which was once one of three automotive giants of Michigan. Tata’s acquisition of these two high-end automobile brands is one of the central topics of conversation in global mainstream media and ... 3 comments · »»

March 24th, 2008

World Water Day Ripples Across Videos.

Juliana Rincón Parra · 22:42

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Every year since the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, on March 22nd has been the World Water Day. In addition, this year it is the United Nation´s International Year of Sanitation and people from all over have started taking action through their video cameras, raising awareness at the importance of this finite resource. 0 comments · »»

Links

May 16th, 2008

Rabble Rousing Random Ramblings on why terrorism has an financial cost associated with it.

Heartcrossings on the huge range of opportunities available to the youth in India, and why going to the US is no longer a big dream.

Break All Chains on the case of Dr Binayak Sen, who is a public health specialist and currently jailed in India on charges of being associated with the Naxalite movement.

May 15th, 2008

Rethinking Developmental Economics on the food price crisis around the world, George Bush's remarks and the factors that are pushing the cost of food up.

May 14th, 2008

George Bush recently indicated that food prices had gone up because China and India were consuming more food. Sepia Mutiny has more.

DJ Fadereu updates the situation from Jaipur, which was hit by serial blasts yesterday on twitter.

May 13th, 2008

SAJA Forum links to news about the bomb blasts in Jaipur, India.

Kamla Bhatt podcasts an interview with the author, Pico Iyer.