by chhavi | Dec 24, 2010 | Essays & Commentaries, Narratives & Features
An essay on the changing trends of Christmas for Earthbeat aired as part of their “Preparing for the holidays” show. Christmas is mainly celebrated by 25 million Indian Christians – under 3 percent of the population. But in recent years, Christmas has...
by chhavi | Dec 10, 2010 | Narratives & Features
This story actually ran many months ago, but we missed posting it. Disabled communities in the West are still fighting or truly equal rights, but they’re a long way ahead of India where being disabled is still seen as being less than “normalâ€. For Lata Umrania...
by chhavi | Nov 22, 2010 | Narratives & Features
A piece I did on honor killings aired on RNW this weekend. The song goes: Love Hurts. But the tragic fact is that in some places in the world, it does more than that – it kills. India is one of those places. Here’s my report on someone who’s trying to be...
by chhavi | Nov 1, 2010 | Essays & Commentaries
A piece I did on Mumbai’s kitten conundrum aired on TSWI this week. ” In a city teeming with millions who live in poverty, why would anybody care about stray kittens?” If you know me, you also know that I do. Here’s my essay. You can listen to...
