A new hope for India’s girls born into prostitution

For generations, prostitution has provided the only means of economic survival for some tribes in the Indian desert. Now, a handful of schools are teaching kids that a life outside the sex industry is possible. Story aired Deutsche Welle Radio World in Progress, March 2,2011 Story published on Deutshce Welle Online, March 2, 2011 In …

Bees mean sweet business for India’s tribal farmers

In India’s remote villages, tribal farmers struggle to make ends meet. Drought and low crop yields mean poor living conditions and low incomes. To supplement their income, tribal farmers often resort to honey hunting – a practice which sees them find and destroy natural hives. Mumbai-based organization Under the Mango Tree is trying to teach …

Dancing with Ganesh

In September 2009, millions of Hindus flooded Mumbai’s streets to celebrate the annual festival, Ganesh Chaturthi. The festival is in honour of the much-loved Lord Ganesh, known as the remover of the obstacles. For l0 days the elephant god is worshiped at the city’s many mandals, where statues of the idol reach up to 25 feet …

Hitting the clay in Mumbai

Far away from the Indian cricket pitch where pristine whites demand respect, is the dirty, sweaty world of kushti. The traditional style of Indian wrestling sees players take to a red clay pit, where they grab, push and throw each other to the ground. Within minutes their muscular bodies are masked in orange, with clay …