Dabbawalas, who deliver home-cooked meals, are leaving the trade as remote work and rising costs threaten their future.
India's welfare politics still matters, but voters increasingly want jobs, growth and dignity too.
Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash, reshaped Maharashtra's politics in surprising ways.
Pawar and four others died after the plane they were travelling in crashed in India's Maharashtra state.
Some 118 million women in 12 Indian states receive unconditional cash transfers, one of the world’s largest experiments.
Six people were killed and nearly a hundred injured in the attack 17 years ago.
The Maharashtra government has backtracked on a move to make Hindi mandatory in schools, but tensions continue.
Artisans who make Kolhapuri sandals are demanding better recognition after Prada failed to acknowledge design roots.
The open-toe braided design closely resembles traditional Kolhapuri footwear.
