India’s Hijaras
BY SHEKHAR BHATIA For the sake of avoiding confusion, I’ll call this person a woman, but she was a stark introduction to my trip across India (to photograph India’s marginalised …
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Tokyo through a Personal Lens
DOCUMENTED BY JACOB BURGE When I first travelled to Japan in 2008, my expectations of Tokyo, like many other people was of neon drenched streets, futuristic technologies, commuters tightly packed …
Read MoreColour Festival
CONCEPT AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY VERA DA SILVA AGI gets into the Holi spirit with eye popping colours, showcased by models in traditional India dance poses. Take a leaf out of their …
Read MoreA Man’s World
BY DHANYA NAIR [dropcap type=”circle” color=”#COLOR_CODE” background=”#COLOR_CODE”]T[/dropcap] he year was 2008, the place Chennai, and the time 7pm; a perfect time to enjoy a walk after a day’s hard work. …
Read MoreIs Learning Chinese a Mission Impossible?
BY KATHARINA SCHADEN [dropcap type=”circle” color=”#COLOR_CODE” background=”#COLOR_CODE”]I[/dropcap] n our age of globalisation, emerging economies like Brazil, Russia, India and China represent significant opportunities for global business. Not surprisingly, according to …
Read MoreA Cartoon is Mightier than the Sword
By DHANYA NAIR He has depicted the Indian Parliament as a toilet, politicians as bloodthirsty dinosaurs, and got booked under Indian Penal Code Sections 124A and 66A under the Information …
Read MoreValentine’s Day Steals Hearts and Wallets across Asia
BY LUCY CAREY [dropcap type=”circle” color=”#COLOR_CODE” background=”#COLOR_CODE”]I[/dropcap] n recent years, even conservative Asian countries such as India have been seduced by the lure of Cupid and co., with Valentine cards …
Read MoreNothing Poetic or Metaphoric about slavery
BY RAKESH BHANOT [dropcap type=”circle” color=”#COLOR_CODE” background=”#COLOR_CODE”]S[/dropcap] lavery was abolished (by, amongst others, William Wilberforce) in 1835, right? Wrong! Those schooled in the US may cite the passage of the …
Read MoreAsia on Film: 2012 in Review
2012 was a great year for film. So many unique and interesting works were released that it is inevitable that you may have missed at least a few good ones. …
Read MoreChina Employment Market: On-Boarding Process of New Hires
by: Max Price, Partner at Antal International China In this time of war for talent, the challenge is not only in finding professionals, agreeing terms with them and then them …
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