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Rahul Gandhi chills in Thailand while party struggles
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 02/03/2015
» The embarrassment is mounting for India's opposition party as it heads into a pivotal showdown with the government minus its highest-profile figure. Rahul Gandhi, the scion of the Congress family dynasty, is taking an extended break in Thailand. Some say he's doing some soul-searching but others say he's just sulking at the way party elders treat him.
Inspiring odyssey: Indian man cycles for months to find missing partner
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 12/12/2016
» The story of Tapeshwar Bhagat, 40, a daily-wage labourer who looks like a renunciant with his flowing salt-and-pepper beard and curly hair locks, makes for a perfect movie script.
Hindu women pursue equality in matters of death
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 01/10/2018
» When Namita Bhattacharya Kaul, the foster daughter of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, lit his funeral pyre in Delhi in August, she sent a message to Indians at large and Hindu society in particular.
Storytelling renaissance takes hold in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 03/12/2018
» Preeti Mutha was a bundle of nerves. The 32-year-old housewife in Chennai was haunted by bad memories that had shaken her when she was in school. She had just lost her father and was also struggling with post-partum depression after giving birth to her son.