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Painting the Town Safe

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Caption: City activists are painting sidewalks hoping to encourage more street life in Kolkata., Credit: Sandip Roy

Kolkata is often regarded as a city that has slipped behind other metropolises in India when it comes to money and industry. But the country's crim...

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The Toilet Man

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Caption: Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak tours Kolkata's Durga Puja with the widows of Vrindavan. , Credit: Sandip Roy

India’s famous “toilet man,” Dr. Bindeswar Pathak, died last month at the age of 80. But he was far more than just an inventor and business man. Sa...

The Women of Afghanistan

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Caption: "Nightmare" by Shamsia Hassani, Credit: Shamsia Hassani

With all the talk about the women and girls of Afghanistan, Sandip wonders if it was ever really about them at all.

Dispatch 369 - Priya's Mask

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Caption: India's Priya and Pakistan's Burka Avenger battle Baba Kaboom in the Priya's Mask comic book.

Priya’s Shakti is a comic and animated film about India’s first female superhero Priya and her flying tiger Sahas. Priya has taken on issues like r...

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Dispatch #354: The Shadow of Caste

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Caption: Headlines from the Telegraph, Credit: Sandip Roy

The caste system is a long and controversial cultural norm in India, but now the Dalits may be getting a boost from America’s civil rights movements.

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All is Fair in Love and Pharma

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Caption: Johnson & Johnson Fairness skin creams

In the midst of Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S. Johnson & Johnson has announced it will stop selling skin whitening creams.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

FOR SAMA -- Waad al-Kateab, Dr. Hamza al-Kateab, and Edward Watts Interview

From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes

Caption: Hamza al-Kateab, Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts, San Francisco, CA 7/22/19, Credit: Andrea Chase

Waad al-Kateab, Dr. Hamza al-Kateab, and Edward Watts talk responsibility, respect, and getting political.

Dispatch 287: the Women's March for Change

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

As this year's election season heats up in India, women are making themselves heard.

Ep.19: Second Chances

From: The Story Exchange
Series: Good on the Ground

Caption: Kasey O'Connell, Fif Ghobadian and Alice Cahan, Credit: Road Twenty-Two

Iran-born Fif Ghobadian created San Francisco fashion brand Road Twenty-Two to provide jobs for women released from prison.

Ramadan-A Tale of a Drum and a Song: Exploring The Mesaharaty

From: kim fox
Series: Ehky Ya Masr Podcast - Ramadan Series

Shaza Walid takes us on a journey to explore the history of the mesaharaty's iconic drumbeat and special songs.

Next Year, Once Again

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Some 60 widows in white saris from the town of Vrindavan made thier way to Kolkata for the festival of the Goddess Durga. Something many of them ha...

The Calling Voice - Moira Smiley and Voco

From: Anny Celsi

Caption: Voco performing live: April Guthrie, Moira Smiley, Sally Dworsky , Credit: Simone McSparran

VOCO sings folk music - but not the usual coffeehouse fare. It’s music that's steeped in generations of tradition, from far-off, tucked-away corner...

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