Gujarat

A security personnel speaks to people from inside the main gate of Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi, India

Blocking BBC documentary on Gujarat riots goes against India's democratic values, journalist says

A new BBC documentary looking at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role in the 2002 Gujarat riots has sparked controversy in India. The government is trying to ban it while students and activists are finding ways to watch it in defiance. Rana Ayyub, author of the book "Gujarat Files: Anatomy of a Cover Up," discussed the situation with The World's host Marco Werman.

Blocking BBC documentary on Gujarat riots goes against India's democratic values, journalist says
A large military rescue helicopter is shown in the distance with a man wearing a PFD is wheeled on a tarmac.

India scours sea after barge sinks, 2nd adrift after cyclone

India scours sea after barge sinks, 2nd adrift after cyclone
A group of people are shown amid heavy rainfall pushing and pulling a teal blue boat on two wheels.

India braces for powerful cyclone amid deadly virus surge

India braces for powerful cyclone amid deadly virus surge
India Citizenship Bill protests

Citizenship law could do 'irreversible damage' to India's secular fabric

Citizenship law could do 'irreversible damage' to India's secular fabric
Indian tri-colored balloons fly around a statue head of Indian founding father Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

India unveils the world’s tallest statue, celebrating development at the cost of the environment

India unveils the world’s tallest statue, celebrating development at the cost of the environment
Mural artist Mona Caron uses city walls all over the world as canvases for her magnified portraits of wild plants.

A muralist is painting weeds to represent the margins of society

"I don’t paint dainty little grandmotherly botanical illustrations."

A muralist is painting weeds to represent the margins of society
Narendra Modi gives a victory sign at a rally in his home state of Gujarat, Friday. Modi will be India's next Prime Minister after decisively winning parliamentary elections.

India's long election ends in a landslide vote for change

For the first time since independence, an opposition party in India has won an absolute majority in a parliamentary election. It was a decisive defeat for the Gandhi-Nehru Congress party. And India's new prime minister, Narendra Modi, is a controversial figure.

India's long election ends in a landslide vote for change
Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate for India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), takes a "selfie" after casting his vote at a polling station during the seventh phase of India's general election.

I used to think of Pakistan as my enemy, until I met someone from Pakistan

Deepak Singh grew up in Lucknow, India, thinking Indians were the good guys and Pakistanis the bad guys. Now that he's moved to the United States and finally met people from Pakistan, he sees things differently.

I used to think of Pakistan as my enemy, until I met someone from Pakistan

Linguists hope to save endangered languages in India

UNESCO lists nearly 200 of India's 900 languages as endangered. Others are dying fast as the county continues its rapid development. A team of researchers are working to catalog what's left of them before they disappear completely.

Linguists hope to save endangered languages in India
The World

A Push to Support Language Diversity in India

The World's Hadley Robinson reports on the state of language in India, where a recent survey documented hundreds of native languages.

A Push to Support Language Diversity in India
The World

India's 'Most Admired and Most Feared' Politician Stirs Controversy in US

Reporter Anu Anand is based in Delhi. She tells host Lisa Mullins that Narenda Modi has cultivated a pro-business image in the western Indian state of Gujaret, and has helped make it one of the richest states in India.

India's 'Most Admired and Most Feared' Politician Stirs Controversy in US

Kite flying festival

For the Geo Quiz we are looking for a city in India where kite flying is a cherished tradition. It is the largest city in the state of Gujarat, on the banks of the Sabarmati river. It is also one of the world's fastest growing cities.

Kite flying festival