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Focuses on four citizens of India who are shaping the face of the country and highlights what the future may look like. Actress Nandita Das who frets about the state of artistic freedom in India; Subhash Chandra, the owner of Zee Telefilms which has become India's media powerhouse; How a brutal act of violence has made Kavita Srivastava a warrior for the rights of disempowered Indian women. INSET: HOW TO TAKE A PLUNGE IN BOMBAY, by Daniel Eisenberg.

The article discusses the economic and social conditions in India as of October 2012, focusing on the federal government's promise that the nation's rural citizens will receive 100 days of employment each year under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) which became effective in 2005. Guaranteed wages, the right to work, and the Indian Constitution are also addressed.

The article discusses the nation of India as of October 2012, focusing on an analysis of the country's economic potential and its ability to transform the lives of its citizens through social and economic reform measures. It states that the middle class has grown in India, yet close to one-third of India still lives in poverty. Foreign investments in India from firms such as the automobile manufacturer Hyundai are also addressed.

The article examines free market principles in India and the economic and social impact of what the article identifies as a more liberalized Indian economy. According to the article, India began adhering to free market principles in 1991. The article examines how young adults in India operate financially in India's market and the benefits and drawbacks for young adults in the market economy.

The article focuses on India's health care system which lacks funds and is overcrowded. The author sites the example of an Indian boy who has been shuffled around by a bureaucratic medical system for years before he can get a simple bladder surgery. An analysis of the country's medical system points to India's paradox which is that a country that is acquiring great wealth cannot seem to get the clean water, sewage and power infrastructure they need to keep their populace healthy.

Focuses on four citizens of India who are shaping the face of the country and highlights what the future may look like. Actress Nandita Das who frets about the state of artistic freedom in India; Subhash Chandra, the owner of Zee Telefilms which has become India's media powerhouse; How a brutal act of violence has made Kavita Srivastava a warrior for the rights of disempowered Indian women. INSET: How to Take A Plunge In Bombay, by Daniel Eisenberg.

Describes cultural and political opposition to Christians in India. Attacks on Christians and their establishments in the town of Ahwa; Views of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee; Opposition to Christians from the group Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP); Christians used as a scapegoat to rally support among Hindus for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP); Sonia Gandhi of the Congress Party labeled a Christian by her opponents. INSET: Pakistan's Laws Invite Attacks on Christians, by Anthony Spaeth.

The article focuses on the mass sterilization campaign by Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in controlling India's population. It mentions that the sterilization program which aims to sterilize 4.3 million Indian males had actually involved 7.8 million males between April 1976 and January 1977. The Family Planning Council of India declared that the sterilization program was voluntarily accepted in October 1976, contrary to the reports from the village of Pipli wherein the Police enforced mass sterilization. Furthermore, the Indian government still ignores the possibility that the program was in trouble due to the incident in Muzaffarnagar, wherein 56 people were killed when a local administrator refused to release the 17 men gathered by the police for sterilization.

The article focuses on the suspension of the fundamental freedoms in India by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975. Opponents of Gandhi's regime and alleged smugglers and black marketeers were arrested. The number of detainees reached to 20,000 from 5,000 and internal censorship of information became so tight. According to Gandhi, her draconian measures were prompted by a conspiracy that endangered her government. However, it was claimed that the Prime Minister failed to show real evidence of the alleged conspiracy.

The article focuses on the social and economic changes in India as it celebrates its 25th independence anniversary from Great Britain. It states that after its independence in 1947, massacres increase and numerous casualties were accounted when the British India divided into two nations such as the Moslem Pakistan and Hindu India. It notes that Brahman Nehru, successor of Mahatma Gandhi, made several social changes in the country including equal property and divorce rights for Hindu women.

The article discusses the culture of violence against women in India as of January 2013, focusing on an analysis of several gang rapes and beatings involving Indian women, as well as an examination of the societal views towards females in India. Aman Deol, the general secretary of a women's-rights organization in Punjab, India, states that Indian women are considered to be possessions. The Indian government's attitudes towards legal reforms and the nation's antirape laws are also mentioned.

The article reports on the suspension of civil liberty and the press restrictions imposed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in India. It explains that a cold war for press freedom was fought in India due to rigid press control in which the nation's 1,300 dailies published nothing but national events, flattering pictures of Gandhi and her son, and lucrative government advertising. Also included are the efforts of Ramnath Goenka of the Indian Express and C.R. Irani of Statesman in preventing the government from controlling anti-government publishers. It explains that the publishers' opposition to Gandhi's emergency measures deprived the Express group of government advertising and loans while the Statesman was forced to miss several editions due to censorship delays.

The article discusses the alcohol prohibition in India and its effect on crime rate and legislation. It states that the prohibition has made gang shooting and killing an everyday affair and resulted in an unconventional ways in bootlegging by using women and lepers. It adds that the attitude is traceable to the framing of the constitution and eventually to Mahatma Gandhi. Minister of State Balwant Datar states that any suggestion to loosen the prohibition on alcohol is a counsel of despair.

The article focuses on the social problems in India, with emphasis on the barrier between the genders. It highlights the seminar of the Indian Youth Association in Agra in the first week of September 1960 about the sidewalk dalliance "Eve-teasing" among young people and the loss of respect for women. It cites the comment of Chief Minister Sam-purnanand of Uttar Pradesh, one of the country's foremost amateur astrologers, depicting the social condition of young women in the country.

The article focuses on the political and social unrest in India. It notes that 125,000 Hindus had rallied into Parliament to pressure the government into enacting ban on cattle slaughter. It notes that President Indira Gandhi has been under fire of criticism for failing to address the growing wave of rioting that she realized it is time to take decisive actions by ousting Gulzarilat Nanda as Home Minister. It says that she tends to use the dismissal as an opportunity to reshuffle the Cabinet.

The article reports on the social violence and conflicts which happened in Punjab, India. It states that the violence and conflicts were in forms of fighting between groups of different religions or languages which killed 14 persons and injured 500 individuals. The article also explains the causes of the violence and how the government acts to solve such serious social violence.

The article discusses the nation of India as of October 2012, focusing on its role as a global power, as well as an analysis of the impact of capitalism on corruption and environmental degradation. It states that the economic reforms instituted in India have had a detrimental impact on those citizens who were seemingly left behind during the nation's development. Research indicates that less than half of the Indians polled feel that the country is headed in the right direction in 2012.

The article presents letters to the editor in response to previous articles, including "Why New Orleans Still Isn't Safe," from the August 20, 2007 issue, Bryan Walsh's "Back to the Tap," also from the August 20 issue, and William Dalrymple's "Business as Usual," from the August 13, 2007 issue.

The article reports on the economic and social situation in India as of 2007, where a middle class is growing rapidly but farmers and rural workers, the majority of the workforce, are struggling. The author discusses growing debt in rural areas and increased numbers of suicides among farmers, noting that in the Vidarbha region more than 1200 farmers committed suicide in 2006. He discusses predatory lending, health care and education cost, and low prices for cotton, the farmers' main crop.

Focuses on the aftermath of the Orissa cyclone, which devastated much of India. How the government failed to respond satisfactorily to clean up areas and assist survivors; Problems of poverty in India and the lack of assistance by the elite classes; Details on the economic situation there and how it is evinced in other tragedies which have occurred.

The article discusses the reported economic and social impacts of a price surge involving onions in India as of October 2013, focusing on the economic conditions in India, a black market for onions in the country, and inflation in India. According to the article, there has been a 323 percent increase in onion prices in India. Other topics include global production, domestic demand for onions in India, and the Indian government's plans to import onions from Pakistan and China.

The article discusses the reported death of a 13- or 14-year-old girl in an Indian hospital as a result of sustaining burns on over 80 percent of her body after she was raped by three men and set on fire in 2013, and it also mentions the gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman in December 2012.

The article discusses poor hygiene in relation to street food in India as of October 2013, focusing on a collaboration between the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and the National Association of Street Vendors in India which is designed to train street food vendors and pavement chefs about safe food preparation techniques. According to the article, safe street food zones will be created in popular areas such as a railway station in New Delhi, India.

Letters to the editor are presented which comment on articles in the August 12, 2013 issue including "Why Germany Must Save the Euro" and "Egypt's Liberal Guilt: Democracy does not solely mean "majority rule" as well as the one about Indian economists titled "War on the Dons."

Letters to the editor are presented which comment on articles in the August 12, 2013 issue including "Why Germany Must Save the Euro" and "Egypt's Liberal Guilt: Democracy does not solely mean "majority rule" as well as the one about Indian economists titled "War on the Dons."

Letters to the editor are presented which comment on the May 20, 2013 articles "The new greatest generation" about Generation Y, "Worked to death" about a collapsed garment factory in Bangladesh, and "India's states of excellence" which mentions the country's chief minister Naveen Patnaik.

Letters to the editor are presented which comment on the May 20, 2013 articles "The new greatest generation" about Generation Y, "Worked to death" about a collapsed garment factory in Bangladesh, and "India's states of excellence" which mentions the country's chief minister Naveen Patnaik.

An essay is presented on violence against women in India which states the way the country responds to sexual assault against women has to change at the basic level of the courts, clinics, and police stations. It also states the Indian people will have to decide rape is an issue that needs to be addressed.

This article discusses the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) of New Delhi, India. The DMRC transports 650,000 people each day, and is punctual 99.5 percent of the time. Its social impact is considered, stated to be positive in that it has created a safe method of travel for conservative Muslim women and attracted travelers of all social classes.

This essay describes the success of the film "Slumdog Millionaire" at the 2009 Academy Awards. The author considers claims by Indian critics that the film does not represent India. The successful representation of poverty in the film is presented as a first step in describing life in India to the world.

The article presents information on three stories by Paul Theroux, all of which are based in modern India and appear collectively in his book "The Elephant Suite." The stories all are based on characters from New England, in the U.S., who have settled in India, one in a spa, one in a luxury hotel, and another in an ashram. Theroux's willingness to explore the dark side of human nature and modern India is discussed.

Compares India and Japan in 2002. The public harmony in Japan; The riot of competing interests in India; The appearance of stagnation in Japan; India's relationship with the world; Contention that urban Indians who are used to juggling cultures have an edge over people from unicultural Japan; Technological skills of both countries; Poverty and religious violence in India.

Offers a look at eunuchs, transsexuals in India who are generally treated as objects of entertainment. Formation of the Dai Welfare Society, a transsexual mutual-aid organization; Conference sponsored by the group at which eunuchs gathered to demand recognition and equal opportunities; History of eunuchs in India; Hierarchy in the eunuch community.