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a man sleeping on the ground outside of a temple

Housing segregation in India has affected millions of people for several generations

Sacred Nation

For generations, people have moved from rural areas to cities to find opportunities. But new research shows neighborhoods in Indian cities are segregated according to caste and religion, and that impacts upward mobility for residents.

buildings

Redevelopment proposal for Mumbai’s largest informal settlement stirs controversy

The World

What the bleep? It’s Mumbai, not Bombay

Culture
Indian cartoonist R.K. Laxman draws himself drawing his iconic character, The Common Man. Laxman 's political cartoons cover India's first 60 years of independence.

R.K. Laxman, cartoonist who chronicled India’s first 60 years of independence, has died

Global Politics

Music Heard on Air September 13, 2013

Music Heard on Air

Music Heard on Air for September 6, 2013

Music Heard on Air

Music played between reports on The World for September 6, 2013 include: Bombay Dub Orchestra, Alexander Von Mehren and Vishtèn.

Music Heard on the Air for September 3, 2013

Music Heard on Air

Tunes spun between reports on The World for September 3, 2013 include the following artists: Bombay Dub Orchestra, Alexander Von Mehren and Mulatu Astatke.

Deadly bomb blasts rock Mumbai, India

Three rush-hour explosions have left over a dozen people dead and dozens more injured in Mumbai.

India after the attacks

Political fallout in the Indian government and reports that one of the gunmen has been captured and interrogated.

Mumbai: sifting facts from rumors

The current situation in Mumbai, and the facts and rumors around the terrorists who carried out the attacks there.