It is not the first time that a Bollywood film such as Padmavaat has sparked controversy and tensions among diverse communities in India.
A scene from Sir Clarmont Percival Skrine’s film Quetta-Damghan, almost certainly the only colour footage of the Indian Long Range Squadron in action. The film recently has been digitised by the Royal Geographical Society and the British Film Institute.
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The contestation of Asia will continue this year, with many countries facing internal and external battles.
Many Americans would be appalled to think that caste might exist in the supposedly meritocratic U.S. But is the country’s persistent, entrenched inequality really so different?
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A new Bollywood movie based on the story of an Indian entrepreneur who created affordable sanitary pads is helping to counter myths and taboos around menstruation.
The cancer Kaposi sarcoma. South Africa has large productivity losses because of deaths caused by it.
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How our work with Indian police is helping women and girls find justice.
Local residents holding Chinese and Olympic flags attend a rehearsal in Chongli county of Zhangjiakou ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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Sporting extravaganzas are a way for globalising cities in emerging market economies to try and play the “modernity game”. But they don’t make the rules, and so they can never “win”.
A pall of inaction and apathy hangs over Delhi’s reaction to its air pollution crisis.
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Governments must understand that the factors making cities convenient and productive also make their residents prone to obesity. They must confront this challenge with intelligent, focused policies.
The astronomic rise of the price of bitcoin over the past 12 months raises fears that the cryptocurrency is set to crash which could see many people lose money.
University students clash with policemen during a protest about university fee hikes in Chandigarh, India.
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The Indian higher education system faces challenges like underfunding, lack of research work and poor curricula.
Women’s NGOs work hard to improve the lives of women in the developing world, including in countries like India and Tanzania. But then they’re often cut out from the process. This photo was taken in the remote village of Uzi on Zanzibar Island in Tanzania in April 2016.
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NGOs (non-government organizations) run by women in India and Tanzania fuel the success of development projects, but the women are too easily marginalized once the projects get off the ground.
Zarina Sodha, from Lakhpath Kachchh, Gujarat (western India), a folk singer.
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