Visits: 35 Join My Wedding allows tourists to purchase tickets to Indian weddings. Some say it’s resulted in meaningful cultural exchange. Others believe selling the experience can be cultural fetishism. One evening after a long day at work, Diksha Manocha …
How More Sanctions on Russian Diamonds Could Affect the Global Market
Visits: 42 The Group of 7 and the European Union are expected to issue new rules in an effort to slow the flow of revenue into the Kremlin’s war chest. Eighteen months have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine, sending shock …
Lavish Indian Weddings Are Back and Bigger Than Ever
Visits: 27 After a more intimate turn during the pandemic, some wealthy Indian couples are now sparing no expense when it comes to planning their extravagant, multiday celebrations. Indian weddings can be elaborate occasions, often lasting several days. But a …
At This Indian Wrestling Academy, Young Women Find Freedom and Hope
Visits: 29 As the winter sun ascends over a mustard farm, pale orange bleeding into sharp yellow, a line of 36 girls all dressed alike — T-shirts, track pants, crew cuts — emerges into an open field, rubbing sleep from …
At a Luxury Shirtmaker in India, Obsessing Over the Tiniest of Details
Visits: 20 Master tailors at 100Hands spend up to 35 hours on each shirt, joining a tradition long dominated by European centers like Savile Row. PUNJAB, India — Sunita Devi, an embroiderer at 100Hands, was working on a shirt, her …