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Paper Mache Artist Finds Success in the Evolving Craft Market

January 28, 2015
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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] It is an overcast Saturday morning at the National Crafts Museum in Delhi, India. The tinkering of metal work, the rhythm of drums, and the singing of folk songs set the backdrop for a creative atmosphere, where over a dozen artists in residence demonstrate their crafts. Mohd Shafi Nagoo is one craftsman among them, a paper mache artist by trade. With thin, homemade bushes, he paints hundreds of…

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Survival of the Sacred: Monkeys and Cows Struggle in Urban India

January 12, 2015
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Jaipur, the “pink city,” is the hustling capital of Rajasthan, the desert state of India known as the land of kings and gypsies, palaces, forts, and temples. With a population of 6.6 million, this city is a mix of old and new, the famed ancient terra cotta colored homes lying at the core of the city. The streets are in constant motion with cars, overcrowded city buses, auto rickshaws, motorbikes, bicycles, foot…

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Gadhimai Festival: Thousands of Animal Sacrifices Raise Concerns about Cultural Practices

December 2, 2014
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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] BARIYARPUR, NEPAL (NOV. 28, 2014) A crowd of 2.5 million assembled in the remote, bordertown of Bariyarpur, Nepal leading up to the sacrificial days of Gadhimai Festival on November 28. Known as the largest ritualistic sacrifice of animals in the world, Gadhimai has attracted a fair share of media attention, protest, and animal rights activism in recent days. Gadhimai is a month-long festival held once every 5 years in Bariyarpur, Nepal, located…

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