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Akash Kapur on 'India Becoming' (Complete)

Indian American journalist Akash Kapur recounts his findings when he returned to the country of his birth, after years away, in 2003. more

Akash Kapur on 'India Becoming' (Complete)

Indian American journalist Akash Kapur recounts his findings when he returned to the country of his birth, after years away, in 2003. more
A professional ear cleaner, locally known as a "kaan saaf-wallah" with his client in Wadi Bunder, Bombay, India on March 1, 2012. (Meena Kadri/Flickr)

Photo of the Day: Ear Cleaning in Mumbai, India

A professional ear cleaner, locally known as a "kaan saaf-walla," with his client in Mumbai, India on March 1, 2012. more
India's Samjwati Party (SP) workers celebrate their victory in the state elections at their party office in New Delhi on March 6, 2012. (Raveendran/AFP/Getty Images)

Interview: Indian Election Results a 'Rejection' of Gandhi-Nehru Dynasty

"The family has a tough way forward in gaining popular confidence," says political analyst Yashwant Deshmukh. "However, that’s the only way they can cling to power, that is, gaining people’s confidence." more

Interview: Akash Kapur on Making Sense of India's Transformation

Indian-American writer Akash Kapur speaks about reacquainting himself with India as the country undergoes rapid social and economic development. more

Watch: Indian Raga, By Way of Kabul [Photos]

Afghan rubab player Homayun Sakhi joined sarod player Ken Zuckerman and the young Afghan tabla virtuoso Salar Nader for a one-of-a-kind concert. more

Book Excerpt: 'India Becoming' by Akash Kapur

Indian-American writer Akash Kapur rediscovers a sense of the new when he returns to India, in an excerpt from his new book. more

Photo of the Day: India Prepares for Holi, the Festival of Colors

Indian villagers smear themselves with colors during the Lathmar Holi festival at the Nandji Temple in Nandgaon, some 120 kms from New Delhi, on March 3, 2012. more
Visitors to Asia Society Museum in New York inspect a piece from the Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi, 1707 to 1857 exhibition. (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)

'The Times of India' on the Artistic Consequences of Colonization

Vrushali Haldipur reviews Asia Society Museum's latest exhibit, Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi, 1707 to 1857. more

Photo of the Day: Sunset Over Sundarbans

The sun sets over a Sundarbans' village on February 25, 2012. more