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India: Web 2.0 and other annoyances

Neha Viswanathan — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:52:25 +0000

Blue Screen of Duds on the lack of user engagement online in India.

India: Fooling the Media

Neha Viswanathan — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:15:59 +0000

A grand hoax saw a majority of the Indian newspaper media being fooled by the claim that a Nazi war criminal was caught in Goa. More at nanopolitan.

India: Pride and Gay

Neha Viswanathan — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:14:23 +0000

To Each Its Own on the gay pride parades in various Indian cities, and the strange absence of participants in Mumbai.

India: Sacking overweight flight attendants

Jennifer Brea — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:54:38 +0000

Natifnatal [Fr] writes about the Indian high court's decision to sanction Air India's sacking of overweight flight attendants about a new report from ActionAid, a British NGO, which shows the ratio of girls to boys in India has reached an historic low.

India: Social Justice and Free Speech

Neha Viswanathan — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:46:26 +0000

Law and Other Things comments on a situation, where an editor has been arrested, and describes it as a tussle between social justice and freedom of press.

India: On Child Labour

Neha Viswanathan — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:43:47 +0000

The issue of child labour is complicated, and Pr3rna wonders if stopping the children from working actually makes the issue worse.

India: Right to Recall

Neha Viswanathan — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:41:22 +0000

Law and Other Things on voters in Chhattishgarh, India exercising their ‘right to recall' elected representatives.

Bangladesh: On Gorkhaland

Neha Viswanathan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:15:28 +0000

Unheard Voices from Bangladesh takes a closer look at the Gorkhaland issue in India, and focuses on the apparent Bengali racism.

India: Quitting

Neha Viswanathan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:36:08 +0000

zigzackly survives a heart attack, and now details his plan to quit smoking.

India: Marrying an NRI

Neha Viswanathan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:34:35 +0000

Heartcrossings on the diminishing value of the once prized trophy - a Non Resident Indian groom.

India: On Homophobia

Neha Viswanathan — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:27:37 +0000

Remains of the Day from India lists various reasons for the prevalence of homophobia, both in the law and popular culture.

India: Price of fuel

Neha Viswanathan — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:21:11 +0000

To be or not to be.. on the pricing of fuel, price hikes and political play.

India: Clothes and Women

Neha Viswanathan — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:24:06 +0000

Bohemian Rhapsody from India writes on the obsession with labeling women on the basis of the clothes they wear.

India: Watching the News

Neha Viswanathan — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:22:56 +0000

DesiDabba on the state of TV news in India, focusing mostly on high profile crimes.

India: History Carnival

Neha Viswanathan — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:51:50 +0000

The sixth edition of the Indian History Carnival is up at Desipundit, a selction of posts on history in the Indian Blogosphere.