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Incredible Street Barbers of India
In a country where jobs are scare and barbers shop even scarcer, a few budding entrepreneurs prove that you can make a living anywhere, with the right attitude. These Indian street barbers know that if you want to pull in the customers, you’ve got to let people know you’re there, and what better way to advertise your business than set up shop in the middle of a busy sidewalk.
Continue reading...Baby Girl Born With Two Faces and Four Eyes, Worshipped as a God
Sunday, March 16, 2008
In the rural Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, 50km north east of New Delhi, a woman gave birth to a baby girl with two faces and four eyes. The 4 day old is being hailed by villagers as the reincarnation of Ganesha – a Hindu God, who is [...]
Continue reading...Environmentalism in 1778
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Our journey through environmental history has so far taken us from medieval England to ancient India, the Roman Empire, and the Japanese Edo period. A painting of the 1778 Bishnoi massacre Today we’re going to India in 1778 to cover a forest, a desert, and a tribe of environmentalists [...]
Continue reading...Cement Manufacturing Destroying Kashmir Fossil Beds
Thursday, February 7, 2008
India’s Guryul Ravine in the embattled Kashmir region is the site of one of the world’s richest fossil beds. The Vale of Kashmir. Image by Emuzesto The site includes rich deposits of Permian fossils, older than the dinosaurs. It hold a huge variety of ancient marine plants and
Continue reading...Environmentalism in 250 B.C.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Last week we kicked off our new series covering environmental issues throughout history. Our first post covered King Edward I’s decision to ban coal burning in 1306. We’re now travelling 1500 years backwards and halfway across planet Earth to look at the environmental issues and ideas of another [...]
Continue reading...Tiger Pisses On Killer Elephant
Thursday, December 27, 2007
A killer elephant is on the loose in eastern India, Original image here forest officials have advised villagers to stock tiger urine and excrement to scare away this menace and his marauding herd.
Continue reading...Giant’s Skeleton – It’s A Hoax!!
Sunday, December 23, 2007
The National Geographic Society have been batting away a plethora of interest in their 5 year old hoax. In 2002, an illustrator from Canada who goes by the screen name “IronKite”, submitted the photo of a giant’s skeleton to a Worth1000.com Photoshop contest
Continue reading...India’s Tigers are Moving On Up
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Just like George and Weezie, India’s tigers are movin’ on up. India’s tiger population is being increasingly threatened by the loss of their native habitat. With their original forest homes
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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