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India : more and more farmers are killing themselves
The Indian economy is booming. Yet, more and more farmers are killing themselves because they are over-indebted, victims of drought or insufficient harvests, or because they are bankrupted. Indeed, they can’t repay their loans. According to the ministry of agriculture, more than 200.000 … Continue reading
Witch-hunt in tribal India
Within the country where women are worshipped as goddesses, there is another India where women are branded witches and slaughtered. In 2005, a woman from a village in the state of Jharkhand was hacked to death by villagers for being a cause of illness. … Continue reading
Posted in Amazing and shocking, India, society, tradition
Tagged adivasi, crime, culture, death, femme, gender bias, gender inequality, human rights, inde, india, indian, indienne, inequity, injustice, justice, law, loi, photo, photographie, photography, rajasthan, religion, society, tradition, travel, tribal, tribe, tribu, voyage, woman
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India : the invisible woman
How many Indians on earth ? Tough question because there is no accurate data on births and deaths. Indeed, census figures are flawed : a majority of households, especially in the rural areas, do not reveal how many daughters they have. … Continue reading
Posted in India, society
Tagged culture, demography, dress, family, gender bias, gender inequality, gender rights, girl, human rights, humiliation, indian, indian dress, indian family, indian girl, indian politics, indian woman, life, machismo, photo, photography, politics, rajasthan, shekhavati, shekhawati, shy, shy girl, shyness, stigmatization, traditional dress, veil, woman, women empowerment
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Dawoodi Bohra
Indian Islam is multiform : it counts many sects and divisions. The above photo shows grooms ( there are 108 !) participating at a collective marriage. They are parading in the streets of Udaipur before reaching the mosque where the … Continue reading
Posted in India, Islam, religion, society
Tagged asia, bohra, chiisme, chiite, collective, collective marriage, culture, dawoodi bohra, gujarat, inde, india, indian, indian marriage, indian muslim, indian muslims, indian tradition, indian wedding, islam, islam in india, life, mariage, mariage musulman, marriage, muslim, muslim culture, muslim marriage, muslim tradition, muslim wedding, muslims, musulman, photo, photography, rajasthan, shia, shiism, tradition, traditional dress, travel, udaipur, wedding
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India : family ties beyond death
While traveling in India, many times I have seen a strong relationship between fathers and sons. It can be explained by religious and cultural reasons. An hindu like to feel he is one with the universe, in harmony with the … Continue reading
Posted in India, religion
Tagged adivasi, amour, bhil, boy, cremation, culture, culture indienne, death, death rites, death rituals, dharma, famille, family, family ties, father, funeral, funeral rites, funeral rituals, hindou, hindouisme, hindu, hinduism, inde, india, indian, indian boy, indian culture, indian family, indian father, indian religion, indian tradition, indian tribal, indian tribe, life, love, madhya pradesh, overpopulation, photo, photography, religion, religion indienne, rites, rituals, son, surpopulation, tradition, travel, tribal, tribe, voyage
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Buddha : How Gautama became a catholic saint.
Among the many saints of the Catholic Church, one is perhaps the greatest saints of all times : Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, the “awakened one”. In the christian scriptures, he is hidden under the name of saint Josaphat whose life … Continue reading
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