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Real India

Green Light Area

The canteen at Kolkata police headquarters is manned by girls rescued from brothels.

The Acrobatics of Ageing

Shantilal Shanghvi, 80, has suspended himself gracefully across his silver years.

The Ramnaam Bank

What you deposit here are notebooks filled with the names of divinities.

Trunk Calls to Jaldapara

For two elephants who’ve been relocated to Japan, a CD is their only connection to home.

Driving into Freedom

A Mysore-based social organisation helps rehabilitate victims of abuse as chauffeurs, yoga instructors and corporate professionals.

He Does a Fines Job

This ticket checker’s eye for spotting ticketless travellers has made him the highest individual revenue earner for Indian Railways.

Chhatisgarhi Mobile Radio

A unique project involving a former journalist, MIT and Microsoft has given the state its own community radio via mobile phones.

The Life of Cows

Two Swedes discover that the way we treat cows says a lot about our connection with animals and the environment.

A Grave Problem in Bangalore

An acute shortage of land for burial is forcing families to share graves.

Doctors on Call

How an idealistic couple is changing the lives of a tribal population in a rural outback of Tamil Nadu.

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