Healthcare, powered commerce
Financial Times December 12, 2007 In the village of Dorogram, two hours’ drive from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, Asia Begum sits on a chair in front of huts made of […]
Bangladesh weathers climate storms
Financial Times December 14, 2007 Dhaka –For generations Mohammed Alam Khokshabari and his forebears lived in a village near the mighty Jamuna River in Bangladesh. Each year this farmer from Sirajgonj […]
Two Worlds Collide
Financial Times REPORT – UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY 2007 December 11, 2007 Financial Times The Naandi Foundation, based in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, seems similar to the plethora of […]
Bangladesh storm warning system pays off
Financial Times 28 November 2007 As Cyclone Sidr swept across the Bay of Bengal towards the coast of Bangladesh, 38-year-old shopowner Boni Amin Talukder paced through the remote village of […]
A matter of national shame
Malnutrition in India Financial Times August 23 2007 At a health centre in India’s Madhya Pradesh state, three-year-old Rajkumar clings to his mother, a woman named Anita whose youth is […]
India mobilises for a rural revolution
Financial Times 6 August 2007 The small town of Fatehpur in eastern India’s Bihar state is about seven hours’ drive from the nearest big city. Reaching it requires a journey […]
A flexible strategy to drive away tension
Financial Times July 9, 2007 In India the ancient and formerly esoteric practice is now a must for stressed-out truck drivers and soldiers. Driving in India is a harrowing […]
Catching up to China?
Financial Times July 5, 2007 When I lived in mainland China 10 years ago, most everyone got around by bicycle. Private cars were rare. I rode in one just once […]
Stars of India
Financial Times Weekend Magazine June 30, 2007 Around the world, more and more companies are recruiting people from the subcontinent for top management positions. Amy Yee finds out why. For […]
Offsetting profile: Powerguda, India
Financial Times April 25, 2007 Powerguda, an Indian village of about 200 tribal people of the Gond minority, has undergone dramatic change in recent years. A seven-hour drive from the […]
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