Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, is often asked questions about her multiracial identity.
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Your identity is not the result of a single decision, but rather the confluence of several factors.
Hindu devotees offer flowers to gods and goddesses as part of worship rituals.
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Ancient Indian texts describe in detail which flowers are favored by which gods and the elaborate rituals around how to offer them.
Thousands of doctors in Kolkata have been protesting the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata.
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India is struggling to curb sexual violence against women.
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Whether it’s electric two-wheelers or trucks, buses or bicycles, electric vehicles in India are hard to miss.
Carmindo Alves Barbosa Amado, originally of Cape Verde, waves the American flag after being sworn in during a naturalization ceremony in Boston in April 2024.
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Migrants play a crucial role in global trade networks.
Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.
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Indian tourists are flocking abroad, and many destinations are recognising their potential.
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Tigers have bounced back, but some relocations may have done more harm than good.
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Calls to return Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, from India are growing, but is this a feasible outcome?
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The Indian prime minister’s visit to Kyiv highlights complex behind-the-scenes manoeuvring with important geopolitical implications.
Porcelain ‘Laughing Buddha’ image, China, 17th-18th century.
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The ‘Laughing Buddha’ shows how people have adapted Buddhism to different cultural and historical contexts.
Activists and students shout slogans at a protest rally condemning a brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old post-graduate trainee (PGT) doctor in Kolkata, India on Aug. 14.
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The rape and murder of a medical trainee in a hospital in Kolkata, India has sparked a string of nation-wide protests on the eve of India’s 78th anniversary of Independence from British occupation.
Relief of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi from a temple in India.
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Kamala, a Sanskrit word for lotus, symbolizes wisdom. Its rooted in the fact that even though the flower blooms in a swamp, it remains untouched by the dirt around it.
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At least 38 people have died since the start of June from this virus spread by sandflies.
Scottish historian William Dalrymple’s book documents the rise and fall of the British East India Company.
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The Anarchy is becoming a modern classic in its exploration of unrestricted corporate power through the British East India Company.
A stupa from the Mahabodhi Temple, with a seated Buddha, in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India.
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In asking how Buddhism gained such a vast material presence, the course helps students understand how a religion manages to survive over time.
Soumitra Chatterjee and Swatilekha Sengupta star in the film ‘Belashuru.’
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Indian cinema has portrayed dementia in various ways, with some films offering accurate and sensitive depictions, and others tending towards romanticization.
Former King Gyanendra Shah is greeted on his 71st birthday.
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Many in Nepal are protesting to bring back the Hindu monarchy, which was dissolved in 2008. A scholar of South Asian religions explains what’s behind these protests.
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Crowd accidents, particularly at religious mass gatherings in developing countries, are becoming a more common cause of premature death worldwide.
The rise of populist leaders and movements is sometimes the partial result of people’s economic insecurities and worries about the future.
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Economic insecurity is one factor that drives populism, a former politician from Hungary writes.
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Charging one of India’s best-known public intellectuals sends a message to all Modi critics.