under Shubhangi Swarup

Grass Shoppers in California

A whole exhibition devoted to grass. Of the smoking variety. And legal too.

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21 Apr 2010 | BY Shubhangi Swarup
‘Child Abuse Goes up in Summer’

Child sexual abuse cases go up in summer, says one of the oldest NGOs working in the field.

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21 Apr 2010 | BY Shubhangi Swarup
Those Laddoos Are Non-Veg

Silver foil on Indian sweets is made by beating it between animal skins, but few vegetarians know this.

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21 Apr 2010 | BY Shubhangi Swarup
In Pursuit of the Hip in Patna

There is a Patna that is emerging with all the splendour and comedy of urban modernity.

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21 Apr 2010 | BY Shubhangi Swarup
Another Cellular Network

India will get its first seaplane service this October, in the Andaman and Nicobar islands.

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15 Apr 2010 | BY Shubhangi Swarup
Strip Freeze

The last time people took notice of Iceland was when its entire economy went bust during the Great Recession. Now, it is in the news for an entirely different reason.

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15 Apr 2010 | BY Shubhangi Swarup
The Technicalities of Rape

A 12-year-old girl says she’s been raped. A medical examiner contradicts her, saying there isn’t enough physical evidence.

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31 Mar 2010 | BY Shubhangi Swarup
How Not to Sack Pawar

An online petition to sack Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar is hopeful enough to believe that collecting 50,000 signatures will be enough.

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25 Mar 2010 | BY Shubhangi Swarup
In defence of sluts

It’s sad that all sexual experiences are seen as promiscuity, and that promiscuity has a gender.

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19 Mar 2010 | BY Shubhangi Swarup
Anti-Trafficking Asana

On 13 March, at least 1,500 yogis from 20 countries rolled out their yoga mats and performed the Surya Namaskar to raise awareness against human trafficking.

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18 Mar 2010 | BY Shubhangi Swarup
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