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Most Beautiful and Devastating Snapshots of Slums
One billion people – a sixth of the world’s population – now live in slums, and it is predicted that the number of slum dwellers will double within the next quarter of a century. Such statistics are as staggering as they are sobering. Yet beneath the shacks and lean-tos of corrugated metal, plywood and plastic sheets, communities thrive and individuals meet the daily challenges their lives throw up at them.
Continue reading...7 Lost Cities of India
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Visit the bustling sea ports, prosperous centres of trade, beautiful houses of worship and powerhouse capital cities of great empires in this collection of the seven lost cities of India. Although they eventually fell to war or natural disaster, their legacies live on in majestic temples, sophisticated art pieces and the knowledge and techniques developed by ancient cities' citizens in agriculture, bead-making and metallurgy. So hop on and enjoy the ride back in time!
Continue reading...Are Your Eyes Playing Tricks on You?
Thursday, March 19, 2009
What is 13 stories high, has 3,500 steps and is 100 feet deep? Right, this well, but do you believe it exists as shown in the photograph? Or has the symmetry been achieved with a little help from Photoshop? Not sure? We looked at it as if it were one of those wacky 3D-images and still weren’t sure. Read on for more details…
Continue reading...Pink Panties: A Weapon For Ridiculing Extremists
Monday, February 23, 2009
It has been about a week since Valentine's Day, and the internet has been deluged with stories of what people did that day ever since. Amazingly, one of them was actually worth reading about. It occurred in India, where rapid modernization and liberalization has put traditionalists on the defensive.
Continue reading...Incredible Street Barbers of India
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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