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After long ban, women in India can soon work as Bollywood make-up artists
Female make-up artists have challenged a 55-year-old rule that prevents them from pursuing their profession in Bollywood. And India's Supreme Court seems to be on their side.
Abhishek Verma animated short film Chasni depicts the psychological trauma of acid attack
A Mumbai student's submission that focuses on acid attacks won the Best Short Animation Film award at the Indian Film Festival in Melbourne this year.
Cookbooks reveal rich and rare Indian recipes
These cookery books offer a detailed view – along with recipes and interesting trivia – of Indian cuisines specific to certain castes and communities, from Tamil Iyengars to the Kayasthas.
Indian health care needs strong prescription to cure its ills
Severe corruption in the medical profession in India must be tackled by better awareness and regulatory oversight, writes Amrit Dhillon
India’s publishers lose their nerve – and free speech is at risk
The free flow of academic information is being stifled, writes Amrit Dhillon.
Dalit Camera gives a voice to India’s long-abused lower castes
As a Dalit student at a University in Hyderabad, in southern India, Bathram Ravichandran was abused and taunted mercilessly. The experience triggered the idea to give the lower castes a voice and he founded Dalit Camera, where he and like-minded friends upload videos on YouTube of Dalits giving first-hand accounts of their lives.
The details behind the Salman Khan hit-and-run case
All the filmmakers and production companies who have engaged Khan for projects stand to lose millions of dollars if he is found guilty.
In India, where some animals are more equal than others
India is set to become the first country in Asia to act against testing of cosmetics on animals. But that does not make it a country that treats all animals with sympathy
The extremist and alarmist nature of Indian society
Has the horror about sex attacks in India caused public opinion to swing so far the other way that intelligent discourse becomes impossible, asks Amrit Dhillon.
A star-studded election
Several Bollywood celebrities are contesting the general elections this year, and each brings their own brand of quirky, funny, serious or plain outrageous to the table. We look at the top 10 in the spotlight.
If Indian politics is to move on, it’s time to cut the family ties
Political dynasties in India show that surnames are favoured over competence, which Amrit Dhillon says increases the risk of widespread corruption.
Maid-turned-author in northern India continues to clean up
Amrit Dhillon talks to the internationally acclaimed Indian author Baby Haldar, who has written three books while still toiling as a domestic servant
Can Narendra Modi mobilise the Muslim vote in the election?
Muslims have not forgiven Mr Modi and that is likely to reflect in the results of the coming election, writes Amrit Dhillon
In ‘The Hindus’ row, the mob has beaten intellectuals down
When unpopular, unusual, or unorthodox ideas cannot be discussed, a country stagnates
It will take more than a gun to change how India thinks
That's because a shortcut like this will not cure the problems that are behind these crimes
