We moved in separate worlds, which, in my mind, only grew further apart as India lurched ahead as a global economic power. The rich got richer; the poor mostly stayed poor. And the gap widened.

In India, the poor and disadvantaged castes vote proportionally more than the rich and the upper castes, and often more than those in developed democracies. Similarly, voter turnout is generally ...

Rich or poor, every human being only has a certain amount of bandwidth to tackle life's daily challenges, Shafir says. Take away part of that bandwidth, and that's where we begin to unravel.

India's alcohol market is booming, but traditional spirits like coconut and cashew feni are struggling. We went to Goa, India, to find out how some distillers are hoping to cash in on feni and ...

adding that the sector creates employment opportunities and contributes to reducing the gaps between the rich and the poor. Participating as the chief guest at the inaugural of a workshop on ...