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All Assam Students Union (AASU) activists hold hands together as they form a human chain to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act on a road in Gauhati, India, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. Critics say the bill threatens the secular fabric of India. 
Critical State
Citizen pain: Part I
An man sits at a desk with a book and looks at the camera
Caste in America
The US isn’t safe from the trauma of caste bias
An Indian woman in a sari and glasses and an Indian man in a suit and glasses sit for a portrait.
Caste in America
Love conquers caste for this couple, but Indian marriage traditions continue in US
Lifestyle
The life of the ideal woman, as seen through the eyes of India’s ‘Mad Men’
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a speech in Toronto, Canada, on April 15, 2015.
Global Politics
India’s Narendra Modi is the master of political reinvention
Flashy multi-colored lights from China have become popular in India for the Hindu festival of Diwali. But this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is asking Indians to go the traditional route and use clay oil pots made in India.
Culture
I wanted the flashy electric lights for Diwali, but my dad wanted the boring oil lamps
Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012 for advocating girls' rights to education, and Kailash Satyarthi won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
Global Politics
Meet the Nobel Peace Prize winner you don’t know
At a government school in Paposa, Haryana, children devour kadhi and rice.
Lifestyle & Belief
India’s school lunch program not only fights hunger — it can breed tolerance
India rape case
Development & Education
New rape case in India is not just about gender, but caste too
India rape case
Development & Education
New rape case in India is not just about gender, but caste too
Global Politics
The man expected to be India’s next prime minister just turned himself into a hologram
Global Scan
What happens when you’re proudly gay and proudly Sikh?
Bollywood playback singer Manna Dey at an award ceremony in 2007.
Arts, Culture & Media
Bollywood singer Manna Dey dies at 94, but his songs keep living
Pico Iyer: Outside Man
Health & Medicine
Historical photos circulating depict women medical pioneers
Ancient Persian religion on the decline in Pakistan
Lifestyle & Belief
Small Jewish community in India on verge of extinction
Arts, Culture & Media
Historical Photos Depict Women Medical Pioneers
Global Politics
Boston Bombing Suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev Rejected for Burial in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Conflict & Justice
The Parsi Community in Karachi, Pakistan
Arts, Culture & Media
Remembering Indian Comedian Jaspal Bhatti
Conflict & Justice
US Lifts Sanctions for Sending Aid to Iran, Banks Reluctant to Transfer Funds
Arts, Culture & Media
Video: Indian Sitar Player Anoushka Shankar’s ‘Traveller’
Lifestyle & Belief
Beyond Class Part IV: India – Searching for Your Caste Online
Arts, Culture & Media
Pico Iyer’s Fascination with Graham Greene
Abraham Verghese: A Place to Call Home
Arts, Culture & Media
A Vanishing Jewish Community in the Indian State of Kerala
Giving Thanks for a Place to Call Home with Abraham Verghese
Arts, Culture & Media
India Gets Serious About Cartoons
Conflict & Justice
Police in India Make Arrests to Halt Anna Hazare Hunger Strike
Global Politics
Corruption and Personal Accountability in India
Gurkha Training
Arts, Culture & Media
Pico Iyer: Outside Man
Arts, Culture & Media
The New York Philharmonic conducts orchestral diplomacy in North Korea
Arts, Culture & Media
Global hit
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo quiz and geo answer
Global Politics
What stokes the India-Pakistan tensions
Arts, Culture & Media
Global Hit
Arts, Culture & Media
Global hit: Badila Ensemble