MetaFilter posts tagged with India and BBC

Indian slum-dwellers given voice

Postroad — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:40:03 -0800

Indian slum-dwellers given voice Their pride is unmistakably justified - a team drawn from the ghettos is successfully running India's first news magazine about slum-dwellers.

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LeLiLo — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:39:42 -0800

Backwards . . . into the future A cab driver in India, who's driven only in reverse gear for the last two years (at speeds up to 85 kph, and without accident), hopes his upcoming trip will bring about peace with Pakistan.

old age

johnnyboy — Thu, 22 May 2003 08:14:11 -0800

yeah, I've done alot in my retirement. Habib a spritely young whip of a lad has been drawing his pension since 1938, remarkable.

Groom Tries To Keep Pimp Hand Strong With Dowry Demand - Gets Arrested

turbanhead — Thu, 15 May 2003 07:51:01 -0800

Groom Tries To Keep Pimp Hand Strong With Dowry Demand - Gets Arrested A bride who got the police to arrest her bridegroom has become something of a celebrity in India. Nisha Sharma, 21, called the police after her father was asked for more dowry money just minutes before her wedding ceremony.

Who would you vote for ...

Jos Bleau — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 14:52:49 -0800

Who would you rather vote for - Frankenstein, Hitler, or Tony Curtis? That's the decision facing some voters in India ... Have you ever run across other 'repurposed' names?

skallas — Mon, 27 Aug 2001 01:17:14 -0800

Two months from illiterate to MP3 trading hax0rz. Very cool social experiment showing how easy today's GUIs are to use, especially for kids.