Tag: New Colombo Plan
The Writing is on the wall: Street art for social change in Mumbai
By Tom Higgins Street art is commonly seen as vandalism in most countries, and India is no exception. Though some see it as a ... Read More
Mental Heads: Slamming out stigma in India
By Tom Higgins On September 25 2016, patrons gathered at Eddie's Bistro in Mumbai to watch a collective of spoken word poets perform their first ... Read More
KFC To Cholera: India’s Double Disease Burden
By Milly Dunn India is currently facing one of its greatest health challenges yet. As the country continues to develop at rapid speed, so does ... Read More
Bombay Strays: Protecting Street Dogs in Mumbai
By Claudia Farhart In Mumbai, a city of 12 million people, overcrowding is clearly a problem. When you add the city’s 95,000 stray dogs to ... Read More
The Dabbawalas: Mumbai’s Meals on Wheels
By Claudia Farhart Meet the Dabbawalas: India's famous deliverymen who collect freshly made home-cooked meals from all over Mumbai and deliver them to the offices ... Read More
Banning Mumbai’s iconic Victoria horses: what will the consequences be?
https://soundcloud.com/john-ballot/banning-mumbais-iconic-victoria-horses by John Ballot Along Mumbai's famous Marine Drive, tourists can be seen getting into large silver carriages that will take them around the tourist ... Read More
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Espresso Yourself: Brewing Up a Storm at the Starbucks Coffee Championships
By Charlotte Borland India is known for its age-old love affair with tea, yet it seems there now may be a new national drink of ... Read More
Taxi Fabric: how one start-up is changing the face of Mumbai’s taxis.
By John Ballot A Mumbai start-up consisting of local graphic designers and artists is changing the look and feel of the city's iconic yellow-and-black taxis. ... Read More
Henna: An Art Form for Everyone
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Flipping Perceptions of Feminism
By Charlotte Borland How a student-run magazine in Mumbai is redefining Indian portrayals of feminism, one issue at a time. FULL STORY HERE Read More
The loneliest taxidermist: how Dr Santosh Gaikwad is fighting to save the legacy of India’s wildlife
By John Ballot When India’s last Siberian tiger died in the Himalayan hill station of Nianital, park rangers knew there was only one person in ... Read More