In a nation of multiple faiths, Hindus celebrate Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, with Mughal-era buildings behind them.
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India has always been a nation of multiple faiths but the BJP government, which is favoured to be returned this week as winner of the general election, is eroding the country’s Muslim heritage.
A tigress in the Indian state of Maharashtra, where Avni also lived and died.
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Sightings of big cats in India’s backyards are only set to grow as climate change breaks down the boundaries between humans and animals.
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Young men in India mature and develop in a very male dominated environment, with little or no sex education.
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As India grapples with boosting the number of jobs available to people, it must ensure it does not leave women behind.
Part six of The Anthill podcast's India Tomorrow series focuses on the concerns of young Indians.
First time voters take a selfie after voting in Bhopal in May 2019.
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This is a transcript of part 6 of India Tomorrow, focusing on India’s huge population of young people.
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Thousands of lives have been saved thanks to an Indian state’s effective disaster-relief planning.
An Indian child wears a mask of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a campaign rally on April 7, 2019. India is entering its latest round of polling on May 6.
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India’s elections are not about policy issues. Instead, they have zeroed in on the leadership of Narendra Modi and, through him, the legitimacy of Hinduness as India’s new dominant ideology.
Protests by students in New Delhi after the suicide of Dalit student Rohith Vemula.
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Text books are being rewritten and the history of caste in India questioned as ‘decolonisation’ has become the rhetoric of militant nationalism.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) waves from the stage during a traders national convention in New Delhi on April 19, 2019.
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As the rich get richer in India, many voters seem willing to overlook their everyday struggles, hoping that the trickle-down effect of a “business friendly” government will help the overall economy.
Luxury apartments loom over the Paraisópolis Favela in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Segregation is not just a problem in London – it’s happening in cities all over the world.
India’s new ₹2,000 note.
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Modi has had mixed successes in delivering on big promises to transform India’s economy.
Construction workers in India.
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India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, rode to power in 2014 promising economic transformation.
Part five of India Tomorrow takes a look at India’s economy.
Indian general elections begin April 11.
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India election 2019: millions of Indian youth are underemployed and going to the polls
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The world's largest democracy will see its biggest young voter turnout since gaining independence 72 years ago, with millions delivering their verdict on Narendra Modi's BJP government.
A meeting organised by NGOs in 2016 in Jaipur demanding a law making the state accountable towards its citizens.
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India has become a difficult place for NGOs to operate.
A 2018 protest against rape and violence against women in India.
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This is transcript of part four of the India Tomorrow series from The Anthill podcast, on women and gender politics in India.
🎧 Part 4 of India Tomorrow digs into what life is like for women in India.
A line outside a polling place in Guwahati, India, April 23, 2019.
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Explaining the equipment and the process by which hundreds of millions of ballots are collected and counted in India.
We focus on Kashmir in the third part of our India Tomorrow podcast series: its history, the lives of its people, and the conflict over its future.