Kamala Thiagarajan
Stories
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Asia
A coconut seller and a day laborer reflect on life in astoundingly unequal India
It's one of the world's most unequal countries, says a new report. And the gap between rich and poor is getting worse. Two workers who each make less than $5 a day describe what their lives are like.
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Health
India's COVID Orphans Face Trauma And Trafficking Risks
India is trying to track — and help — the hundreds of children orphaned by the pandemic. Are the government efforts enough to protect them?
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Health
What Is 'Black Fungus'? And Why Is It Spreading Among India's COVID Patients?
Doctors say India's battle with COVID-19 has led to an unprecedented rise in mucormycosis, a rare but dangerous fungal infection that preys on people with weakened immune systems.
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Movies
What Indians Who've Known Poverty Think Of Netflix's 'The White Tiger' Movie
The movie, based on an award-winning novel, traces the unlikely journey of a poor villager in search of wealth. Does it ring true to those who know what it's like to be poor in India?
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Environment
To Get A Gun License, First You Have To Plant 10 Trees
That's the new rule in Ferozepur, a district in India's Punjab state. As proof you have to submit a photo of yourself with your saplings.
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World
Millions Of Women In India Join Hands To Form A 385-Mile Wall Of Protest
Their cause is gender equality. For many of them, the motivation to take part was highly personal.