Cool Temps, Hot Spots: Excursions from Coimbatore, India
For those of us visiting our relatives in India's southern states, even these short day trips are enough to make memories that last a...
India’s Aadhaar lays foundation for an era of efficiency
Last week, I was pleasantly surprised to read that India has started enrolling its residents into Aadhaar, a biometric database of...
Black and white and read all over
Flickr photo by Matt Callow So everyone’s naturally been asking what’s different about journalism in India than here in...
Obama down by three, Mukherjee in the lead
Barack Obama lost points in my book today: One for hypocricy, one for foolishness, and one for downright cowardice. With North...
Worth a thousand words?
I’ve picked up a lot of new terms here in India: biodata, visiting card, “good name” (meaning first name),...
At The Hindu: Two legends, two nations and one great ideology
CHENNAI: Two men from opposite sides of the world transformed their countries based on the same precepts: non-violent protest can spark...
Notes From the Motherland: Why I Chose to Intern Abroad in Chennai, India
Join me through my reporter internships at news organizations in Chennai,...