India Archive

  • Yoga

    Exhibition on the Visual History of Yoga

    Opening Oct. 19 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, “Yoga: The Art of Transformation”—claimed to be the world’s first exhibi­tion about the discipline’s visual history—will reveal its meanings and histories over the past 2,000 years. “The Art of Transformation,” on view through Jan. 26, 2014,...

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  • P. Chidambaram

    Indian Minister P. Chidambaram Meets U.S. Investors

    India’s Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, met with investors Wednesday, April 17, at a private interaction hosted by the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) as part of the Minister’s week-long North America investor “road show.” It is aimed at attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in India. The...

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  • Solar Lanterns

    Panasonic to Donate 100,000 Solar Lanterns

    Panasonic Corporation deploys the 100 Thousand Solar Lantern Project, a project to donate a total of 100,000 solar lanterns to people in regions of the world without electricity, by 2018, the 100th anniversary of the company’s founding. As the first stage in this effort, Panasonic...

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  • Mahinda Rajapaksha, President of Sri Lanka

    Sri Lankan President Launches Peace Pad Yatra

    In a move to foster peace across the region, Live to Love and the Gyalwang Drukpa organised a Peace Pad Yatra in Sri Lanka with Mahinda Rajapaksha, President of Sri Lanka. The Peace Pad Yatra aims to encourage peace and cooperation among the government, civil...

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  • Cirque Shanghai, Mystic India at Dollywood Show

    Cirque Shanghai, Mystic India at Dollywood Show

    New and exciting cultures from around the globe, including China’s acrobatic pageantry in Cirque Shanghai and the enchantment of India in Mystic India, are on display during Dollywood’s Festival of Nations presented by Humana, March 23 through April 22. More than 25 countries are represented...

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  • Go & Smell the Roses

    Travelocity Asks You to Go & Smell the Roses

    Travelocity has launched a new brand campaign highlighted by five new television commercials featuring the Roaming Gnome and a new call to action for consumers: “Go & Smell the Roses.” “‘Go & Smell the Roses’ is more than a tagline in an advertising campaign, it’s...

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  • Gathering of Nations

    Native American People in Gathering of Nations

    The Gathering of Nations, said to be the world’s largest gathering of Native American and indigenous people, will celebrate its 30th anniversary in Albuquerque, N.M. between April 25 and 27, 2013. Considered the most prominent powwow in North America, it will host tens of thousands...

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  • ReMotion Knee

    Proto Labs Helps Bring Mobility to Amputees

    The ReMotion Knee, a low cost prosthetic knee joint, is the latest winner of the Cool Idea! Award from Proto Labs (NYSE: PRLB), a manufacturer of CNC machined and injection molded parts. Proto Labs launched the Cool Idea! Award in 2011 to give product designers...

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  • Coffee Market

    Coffee Market Sizzles as Prices Go Down

    The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM) announced today, Feb. 19, that it decreased the list price for the majority of its packaged coffee products sold in the United States, primarily consisting of items sold under the Folgers and Dunkin’ Donuts brand names. Prices decreased...

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  • tejus

    Biscuits that Promise to Combat Obesity

    Yes, you read it right. Most would think that because of the sugar content in them, biscuits add to your body weight. However, a new breed of biscuits promises to help you reduce your weight. How? These biscuits contain Ajwain, a kind of spice that...

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  • rrpicb

    Can You be a Hindu or a Muslim Journalist?

    By Rakesh Raman In India, TV channels fall under three categories: bad, worse, and worst. I was watching a January 9 program on one such channel called CNN IBN. The anchor Rajdeep Sardesai was interviewing Asaduddin Owaisi whose brother Akbaruddin Owaisi – a member of...

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  • rrpicb

    10 More Reasons I Love My Country India

    By Rakesh Raman Long, long ago, I had explained 10 simple reasons while expressing my love for India. But now I have realized that with each passing day, my love for my country is flourishing. There are many more reasons for this burgeoning affection that...

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