Rajasthan

the taj mahal

The Taj Mahal is wasting away, and it may soon hit the point of no return

Environment

Pollution is eating away at one of the world’s most iconically beautiful buildings. Will it ever recover its previous luster?

Rama_withstudents_4

Once forced to study in secret, this Indian professor inspires a generation of female students

Education

Indian state embarks on initiative to deworm school children

Health & Medicine

India’s Shifting Gender Roles: One Girl’s Tale

Lifestyle & Belief

De-Worming Program Set to Launch in India

Global Politics
The World

Oprah’s Take on India Doesn’t Impress Indians

Conflict & Justice

Winfrey made a visit to the Jaipur Literary festival recently, and shot some interviews, which have become became part of “Next Chapter: India,” a series airing on TLC in India.

An Indian Toilet Museum’s Public Health Mission

Environment

The World’s Rhitu Chatterjee reports on a small museum in New Delhi that is at the center of an effort to improve sanitation for the 600 million Indians without access to modern toilets.

The World

Geo answer

Arts, Culture & Media

The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is the town of Pushkar in Rajasthan, India. It’s where the annual Pushkar Camel Fair is under way. Photographer Art Wolfe is there. He’s scouting the place for an upcoming episode of his PBS series “Travels ToThe Edge” and he sent us an audio postcard.

The World

Geo quiz

Arts, Culture & Media

For our Geo Quiz today, we’re looking for the name of the desert in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The answer is the Thar Desert — also known as the Great Indian Desert. One village there is famous for its annual Camel Fair. Reporter Anna Sussman sends us an audio postcard.