Abhishyant Kidangoor

Kavita Arora (left) and Ankita Khanna (right) petitioned a Delhi court in October 2020 for the constitutional right to marry—arguing that without official recognition, they are strangers in law.

This Indian Same-Sex Couple Is Fighting for the Right to Marry. But Is Their Country Ready?

Kavita Arora and Ankita Khanna's petition has brought the topic of marriage...

Kavita Arora and Ankita Khanna's petition has brought the topic of marriage equality into the open in India, where LGBTQ issues are still largely considered taboo

Hari Krishan Lal Anand, 90, wears a virtual reality (VR) headset to tour his hometown in Pakistan, which he fled during the Partition of British India. Anand was able to see his village for the first time in more than 70 years thanks to a VR experience recorded and produced by the nonprofit Project Dastaan.

How a Refugee Revisited His Birth Village During the Pandemic—After 73 Years Away

Hari Krishan Lal Anand fled his village in what is now Pakistan at age 16. ...

Hari Krishan Lal Anand fled his village in what is now Pakistan at age 16. Through virtual reality, he was able to go home one last time

A patient is assisted by others to get down from an ambulance at the district government hospital in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh state, India, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. Health officials and experts are still baffled by a mysterious illness that has left over 500 people hospitalized and one person dead in this southern Indian state.

A Mysterious Illness Has Sickened 500 People in India. Here's What We Know – and What We Don't

The state’s health minister has ruled out viral infection, as well as air a...

The state’s health minister has ruled out viral infection, as well as air and water contamination

Quezon, Philippines, Sept. 20, 2020: Filipino indigenous youth, students, and environmental activists take part in the Global Climate Strike on September 20, 2019. Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

How Youth Climate Activists Are Empowering Campaigners From Countries Suffering Most From Global Warming

The Mock COP26 climate summit is giving a platform to marginalized voices a...

The Mock COP26 climate summit is giving a platform to marginalized voices as organizers work to diversify a movement that has focused on activists from developed nations like Greta Thunberg and Extinction Rebellion

An Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) checks the temperature of a resident outside a containment zone in Hyderabad, India, on June 30, 2020.

1 Million Women Healthcare Workers Have Been Drafted to Fight COVID-19 in India — for as Little as $40 a Month

Accredited Social Health Activists are on the frontlines of India's COVID-1...

Accredited Social Health Activists are on the frontlines of India's COVID-19 fight, while protesting for better pay

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs the groundbreaking ceremony of a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. The coronavirus is restricting a large crowd, but Hindus were joyful before Prime Minister Narendra Modi breaks ground Wednesday on a long-awaited temple of their most revered god Ram at the site of a demolished 16th century mosque in northern India.

India’s Narendra Modi Broke Ground on a Controversial Temple of Ram. Here’s Why It Matters

The Ayodhya temple dispute played a significant role in helping the Modi's ...

The Ayodhya temple dispute played a significant role in helping the Modi's BJP rise to power

Indian migrant workers and laborers crowd to board buses in New Delhi to return to their native villages, as nationwide lockdown continues over the highly contagious coronavirus that causes COVID-19 on March 29:

Modi's Hasty Coronavirus Lockdown of India Leaves Many Fearful for What Comes Next

Jaya Kumari worked as a cook and cleaner for a couple in an affluent New De...

Jaya Kumari worked as a cook and cleaner for a couple in an affluent New Delhi neighborhood until two weeks ago. She lost her job when the family she worked for decided to leave the...