Fine Crafts in India Go the Way of Fairy Soap
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Strip malls, and Benetton franchises are being put up daily to accommodate huge numbers of young, educated, urban Indians.
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Cinematographer Ayananka Bose shares the tricks of his trade.
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The Renegade Craft Fair, the kind of alternative sale where cross-stitch is cool, is in town.
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She's not quite the Avon Lady, but Sujathamma Jella represents the new face of direct selling in India, trudging down muddy roads every day with a bag filled with soap, shampoo and skin-lightening cream.
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In some places, holiday givers are coming up with creative alternatives this season.
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The pace of change in India is supercharged because the country is catching up to, and in some cases leapfrogging, developments that took decades to play out elsewhere.
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Celina Jaitley has received an unusual gift from one of her fans from Kolkata.
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Himalayan Pink, Sel Gris, Hiwa Black, Fumee de Sel and Flower of Bali. These are not rare tropical plants, but part of the growing trend of artisan salts. I noticed a blinding array of gourmet salts when I attended the Fancy Food show in New York City a few weeks ago.
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How soaps that look like little hands connect with the contradictory attractions of novelty and familiarity.
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Kids never had it so good. After decades of neglect, the genre of children's cinema is   increasingly finding favour with the dream merchants of Hindi filmdom.
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Ayurveda, an ancient Hindu healing method, has seen a resurgence as India vies for a share of the lucrative Asian medical tourism market by offering traditional massages and beauty treatments to wealthy tourists.
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A number of stories concerning JODHAA AKBAR are doing the rounds of the industry.
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A combined PC, telephone and television is being used in aid projects in India.
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Thousands of Indians living abroad   are logging on to religious Web sites in the run-up to the main   Hindu festival of Diwali, courtesy of a stream of sites   offering services like online praying and blessings.
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In a retail market keen on the word ânatural,â exports of Brazilâs beauty products have been rising quickly in the last few years.
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the real Indian embassy in the country, Afghans often joke. Kandahar bazaar has an eye-catching mix of shops. Here are gold- and silver-coloured cooking pots, piled high.
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GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia  - The sweet smell of incense from a centuries-old Chinese temple, the perfume of a Hindu shrine decked in flowers and the call to Muslim prayer.