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'Brand Modi' to the rescue?
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 07/01/2019
» In the face of a strong challenge from the Congress-led opposition, India's governing party is preparing to unleash the charisma of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to win a second term in the general election this year.
Can Modi repeat?
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 24/09/2018
» A day is a long time in politics, so they say. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been in power for four years and four months, and his day of reckoning with the voters is still seven months away.
Recipe for success
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 24/10/2016
» The way to a man's heart is through his stomach, or so the old saying goes, and Vijay Lal Dahot will certainly agree. But he may add that the way through the stomach also leads to a man's purse.
The vegan journey
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 26/09/2016
» When Shankar Narayan first turned to veganism -- consuming 100% plant-based foods and shunning everything originating from animals -- in 2001, he was all alone.
For god's sake
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 04/07/2016
» The first thing you notice about Devmali, a village in Ajmer district of western Rajasthan, is that everyone lives in houses made of mud. Using cement and bricks, local residents explain, would anger their local deity Devnarayan and bring bad luck. Only he deserves a concrete temple.
Unlettered in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 02/11/2015
» Even as India makes rapid strides toward achieving 100% literacy and universal access to digital technology, there is a village just 170 kilometres from New Delhi where almost nobody can read and write in any language.