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A walking guide to Singapore's Little India
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A walking guide to Singapore's Little India

Lost in Little India? Here's a rough guide to the messiest, loudest, but oh-so-alive spot on the island
Dowry Calculator app: How much for an arranged marriage?
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Dowry Calculator app: How much for an arranged marriage?

App inventor Tanul Thakur spoofs an antiquated, outlawed aspect of arranged marriages
Jamie Alter: White people love cricket too
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Jamie Alter: White people love cricket too

How a white Indian became a cricket writer
Cheat sheet to Dhaka: 10 things to know
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Cheat sheet to Dhaka: 10 things to know

It's Bangladesh's capital ... but what else do you know about Dhaka? Here are 10 surprising facts
Fathom Anish Kapoor's art with the help of expert guides
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Fathom Anish Kapoor's art with the help of expert guides

India's best editors, architects and cultural theorists talk you through the spectacular sculptures at Mehboob Studios
Rabindranath Tagore: Celebrating the Bengali bard's 150th year
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Rabindranath Tagore: Celebrating the Bengali bard's 150th year

Over the next year places from Shantiniketan to Shanghai will be celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Indian Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, often known as Bengal's Shakespeare. Here's the buzz
What Mumbai men want from their women
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What Mumbai men want from their women

In a Hindustan Times survey it turns out men are cool if you bring home the bacon but it's unacceptable if you won't or don't know how to cook it!
One crore, one week: How to sink Rs 10 million on Indian art and craft
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One crore, one week: How to sink Rs 10 million on Indian art and craft

That's Rs 10 million on Mughal jewelry, Kashmiri carpets, Tamil Nadu temple figurines, Nagaland tribal doors, an opium bed and even cow dung -- dig in!
World's Greatest City: 50 reasons Mumbai is No. 1
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World's Greatest City: 50 reasons Mumbai is No. 1

Pachyderms, produce and perseverance -- you can find it all in the streets of India's commercial capital, along with some of the most colorful culture imaginable
CNNGo Poll: Foods you'd never eat

There's nothing like a controversial food to split marriages and divide nations. Cast your vote for dishes you can't stomach.