In India, a Small Pill, With Positive Side Effects
New York Times, Opinionator April 4, 2012 On a cool February morning in north Delhi, India, 35 third graders sat at small desks in a spartan but tidy classroom. They […]
Liter By Liter, Indians Get Cleaner Water
International Herald Tribune March 22, 2012 In the developing world, providing safe drinking water remains a major infrastructure and public health challenge. In 1990 about 34 percent of Indians lacked […]
Biogas Offers Poor Countries a Cleaner, Safer Fuel
International Herald Tribune October 27, 2011 NEPALGANJ, NEPAL — Here’s an unlikely starting point for clean energy: No toilets, and plenty of dung. In developing countries where domestic animals are […]
Soil Renewal Puts Pakistan’s Poor on Stronger Ground
International Herald Tribune November 16, 2011 LAHORE, PAKISTAN — In the Pakistani village of Sharbaga, about 130 kilometers from Lahore, a 70-year-old farmer named Mohammed Ali and his wife plant […]
An Edgy Art Haven in India Gains Momentum
International Herald Tribune January 21, 2012 On a chilly winter evening in New Delhi, a crowd of art-goers spilled out from the doorway of a low building. Never mind that […]
After the Dalai Lama
Wall Street Journal Asia June 10, 2011 The Dalai Lama’s official role in the Tibetan exile administration has ended. The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), based in Dharamsala in northern India, […]
King of India
Wall Street Journal Asia February 27, 2009 Gandhi was a source of inspiration for Martin Luther King Jr. New Delhi The Communist government of Kerala is not known for greeting […]
In New Delhi, Sampling India’s Regional Food
New York Times April 11, 2010Each of India’s 28 states has its own government-run house for state affairs, known as a bhavan, in the bustling capital city of New Delhi. […]
In Cities Like New Delhi, B&Bs Are One Answer to a Hotel Shortage
The New York Times October 18, 2009 MAYBE it was the patterned bedspread and white appliqué pillows on the double bed that made the simple room so inviting. Or perhaps […]
Lonely Planet’s Ambassador
The Wall Street Journal April 26, 2011 Tony Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet, sits in the lobby of an austere five-star hotel here. Soft-spoken and down-to-earth, the 64-year-old wears a […]
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