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How tribes use tree roots to make crossings that can carry more than 50 people at once
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Khasi Tribe villagers deep inside the valleys of Meghalaya in India make bridges using tree roots, They grow ficus trees on either side of a river and slowly direct the roots to join midway to form a living crossing
The tribes' strongest living bridges can carry more than 50 people at once and can live to more than 180 years old
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The History That Lurks Behind Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Taj Mahal Visit
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An infamous picture of Diana sets the tone for the trip
Prince William and Kate Middleton will head to India on Sunday for their first official visit to the country as a couple. The final day of their tour is scheduled to include a trip to the #TajMahal — which means this is more than just any official visit.
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India Shani temple to allow women worshippers
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Authorities of a Hindu shrine in India's western Maharashtra state have decided to allow female worshippers enter the inner sanctum, reports say.
This followed weeks of protests by women's activists demanding entry to the Shani Shingnapur #temple.
The temple has for centuries been open only to men, one of the few in India to preserve the tradition.
Last month the Bombay High court affirmed the right of women to pray inside all temples. Read more...
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‘World Class’ Optical Telescope, and India’s Largest, to Be Activated near Nainital
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India’s largest ground-based optical #telescopes in Devasthal in Uttarakhand, will be switched on March 30 by the prime ministers of India and Belgium from Brussels, during Narendra Modi’s day-long visit to the country. The telescope is the product of an Indo-Belgian collaborative effort, assisted by the Russian Academy of Sciences, that was kicked off in 2007.
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There may be a 'vegetarian gene'
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A "vegetarian" gene may have evolved amongst groups of people who have historically eaten less meat.
A team at Cornell University describes the genetic variation in a study published in Molecular Biology and Evolution -- a variation that they say has "evolved in populations that have eaten a plant-based diet over hundreds of generations". That includes areas of India, Africa and East Asia.
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India's Bihar State Bans All Alcohol Sales, Starting Tuesday
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The Indian state of Bihar completely banned the sale of alcohol on Tuesday, including at bars and hotel across the state.
The state government had announced an end to sales of locally brewed liquor last week and said a complete ban would be phased over six months.
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India's Rich And Famous Named In Panama Papers
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The foreign exchange rules were eased in 2004 with the Liberalized Remittance Scheme that allowed individuals to remit $25,000 annually, a limit that stands at $250,000 today.
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Try this easy Lamb raan recipe, a barbecued and spiced leg of lamb fit for a banquet
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Alexander the Great was quite a man: educated by Aristotle; commander of the biggest empire in the world by the age of 30; and a dab hand in the kitchen. Legend has it that on conquering India and dethroning King Paurava, Alexander became great friends with the ex-king. To recognise their new friendship, Paurava held the banquet to end all banquets, the centrepiece of which was a barbecued and spiced leg of lamb: lamb raan. #Goat Read more...
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India Has the Most People Without Clean Water, Report Says
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India has the world's highest number of people without access to clean water — imposing a major financial burden for some of the country's poorest people, according to a report released Tuesday.
The international charity Water Aid says 75.8 million Indians are forced to either buy water at high rates or use supplies that are contaminated with sewage or chemicals
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The Indian curry is merely a figment of the British colonial imagination
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By examining the legacies of things we see around us today, it is possible to make the argument that the colonial form of domination has never really gone away. Moreover, it continues to reproduce itself in new, insidious and sometimes bland and gloopy ways. Let’s take curry as an example. Read more...
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Shipwreck Discovered from Explorer Vasco da Gama's Fleet
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The wreck is believed to be that of the Esmeralda, which was part of a fleet led by legendary Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama during his second voyage to India (1502-1503). Includes a Portuguese coin minted for trade with India (one of only two coins of this type known to exist)
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Capitol Hill’s popular Malaysian spot Kedai Makan thrives in its new home
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Many nationalities have influenced Malaysian cuisine over the centuries. The country straddles the South China Sea, bordering Indonesia and Thailand. Singapore sits at the peninsula’s southern tip. Seafaring traders from India and China stopped at its ports long before the British, Dutch and Portuguese took an interest in the area.
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Goat arrested in India for eating plants in judge's garden
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#Wildlife The animal, whose owner was also apprehended by police, is said to be a repeat offender Don't kid around in a judge's garden.
That's the lesson learned by a man in central India after he - and his goat - were arrested for repeatedly damaging a senior bureaucrat's garden.
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Technology Can't Trump India's Lunchtime Traditions
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Food apps, after a boom in start-ups over the past three years, have been failing or scaling back in India. They are no match for the famed tiffin-delivery business that has been in operation for decades. Bloomberg photographer Dhiraj Singh followed dabbawalas Dadabhau Shivaji and Dasharath Kedari on their daily rounds.
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Indian Sikhs Seek a Ban on Sikh Jokes
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A movement to stop people making fun of Sikhs is gaining momentum in India.
India’s Supreme Court last month asked an organization representing followers of the religion, the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee, to frame rules on how to implement a ban on jokes or negative remarks about Sikhs, if such a ban were announced
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India’s Literary Festivals Multiply Amid Anxiety Over Free Expression
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#BooksAboutIndia JAIPUR, India — Literary notables including Margaret Atwood, Aleksandar Hemon and Thomas Piketty came Jaipur, India end of January, an 18th-century complex temporarily filled with tents, food kiosks and bookstores. breaking the attendance record and once again making the Jaipur Literature Festival the largest event of its kind in the world.
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Finding Peace (and Quiet) In India's Tamil Nadu
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For two decades, Guy Trebay has been escaping to this serene corner of southern India—and while its sacred #temple towns, extravagant mansions, and gracious people are now deeply familiar, he finds it’s still a place for unscripted adventure. Read more...
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What is India's caste system?
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Manusmriti, widely regarded to be the most important and authoritative book on Hindu law and dating back to at least 1,000 years before Christ was born, "acknowledges and justifies the caste system as the basis of order and regularity of society". Read more...
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Forgotten heroes – the true story of India
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In his history of the people who made modern India, Sunil Khilnani set out to complicate western stereotypes. Here he reflects on how he challenged the prejudices and stories Indians tell themselves about their past
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How 'black money' saved the Indian economy
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Kaushik Basu, the chief economist of the World Bank and former chief economic adviser to the Indian government, says the nation's tradition of petty corruption helped India avoid the worst of the banking crisis that has crippled most other large economies in the last few years.
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Skier photographs rare snow leopard on Indian mountainside
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#Wildlife An Australian skier says he captured on camera the "amazing" moment an endangered snow leopard leapt across his path on a mountainside in India.
Owen Lansbury said he was following skiing guide Dave Marchi down a slope at a resort in the popular skiing town of Gulmarg in India's north, when the animal suddenly bounded in front of them in deep snow.
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An intimate look at India's royal women
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India's royalty lost their official powers when the nation gained independence in 1947, but there is still a great sense of romance and fascination with the men and women who once ruled large tracts of the country. Read more...
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