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Eunuchs -- India's Third Gender

Their face is their fortune. Caked in cheap rouge, kajal , powder and lipstick, they dress in ill...

India Nabanita Dutt

A Thief, a Kid, and a Killer

Salvation and Redemption: Key Themes of Asian Films at Cinequest 2014

Now in its 24th year, the Cinequest Film Festival, held annually in San Jose, Calif., once again ...

India / Vietnam / Cambodia Celeste Heiter

Bardsongs

Lost and Found at Cinequest 21

This year, eight films were available on DVD for pre-screening and review: Bardsongs, Snow, Bi Do...

India / Vietnam / Japan Celeste Heiter

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The Legacy of India’s First Civilization

Sally Swope, author of My Shangri-La, My Adventures in Asia, writes about India's Mother Goddess ...

India Sally Swope

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The dying Anglo-Indian way of life in Old Delhi

There is a community tucked inside the non discriptive part of Delhi and they are the one who onc...

India boney meyn

Goldfish Go Home

Strangers in Strange Lands at Cinequest 2013

Now in its 23rd year, the Cinequest Film Festival, held annually in San Jose, Calif., once again ...

India / Vietnam / Japan Celeste Heiter

Tattoo created by tattoo artist, Ronni Froberg, at Funky Monkey Tattoo and Design Studio in Bombay, India.

Body Art, Indian Style

* * * Starlets are reviving an ancient style statement in India, as youth in the land of nose and...

India AFP/Palash Kumar

Bangkok Air runs several daily flights between Bangkok and Siem Reap.

Discount Airlines of Asia

Dozens of low-cost airlines have been launched recently in Asia, transforming the continent's tra...

India / Indonesia / Singapore ThingsAsian

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Transcending Tragedy at Cinequest 2010

Now in its 20th year, the Cinequest Film Festival, held each year in San Jose, Calif., presents a...

India / Singapore / Uzbekistan Celeste Heiter

To North India With Love

Dave Prager Poses Bollywood-style in New Delhi

Every year, my wife, Jenny, and I send out a Photoshopped holiday card to our friends and family....

India To North India With Love

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Jim Corbett National Park

Established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger, Jim Corbett N...

India Boney Augustine Meyn

One of the many Naxi Guesthouses along the trail

Last Days of the Tiger Leaping Gorge?

Deep in Yunnan Province, at the foot of the Himalayas, the Yangtze River (here known as the Yello...

India / Afghanistan / China Adam Bray

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Fallen in Love with Delhi

This was our first time in India. With Dhruv,leading the way, we had so mu...

India Derek G

Base station of the Girnar Hill trail. Junagadh, Gujarat, India.

The Saurashtra Experience

The author explores the Saurashtra or Kathiawar peninsula which lies just south of the Gulf of Ka...

India Graham Simmons

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American Boarding Schools - a book review

A directory of American Boarding Schools, compiled with international students in mind...

India / Vietnam / Singapore Ernie Yap

Go to the movies with Celeste...

Celeste Goes to the Movies

Film Reviews by Celeste Heiter

India / Vietnam / Thailand Celeste Heiter

Pakistani paramilitary troopers with their Indian counterparts lower down their respective national flags at the Joint Check Post (JCP) at the Wagah border crossing between Pakistan and India.

Theater of War Every Evening at the Pakistan-India Border

WAGAH, Pakistan, May 28, 2003 - The clunk of heavy boots, glowering looks, aggressive snorts and ...

India / Pakistan AFP/Jean-Herve Deiller

Shanghai Old Street, Shanghai, China.

Afghanistan Kabul shopping * * * China Death of a Beijing Flea Market A Geek's Guide to China * *...

India / Vietnam / Malaysia ThingsAsian

Hyderabad Style Briyani.

The Cuisine of Hyderabad - India's Royal Food

The city of Hyderabad, famous for its minarets and pearl-bazaars, is the capital city of the stat...

India Habeeb Salloum

The Taj Mahal at dawn

The Taj Mahal at Dawn

I wake up at 5:00 am in Agra, India. I am excited about visiting the Taj Mahal at sunrise.

India MaryLou Driedger

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