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Bihar is one of India’s poorest and most populous states and life is especially tough for girls. One of their biggest obstacles is the commute to school, which is often arduous at best.
Enter Nitish Kumar, the state’s chief minister who three years ago adopted a “gender agenda” to balance… Read the rest

Bangalore, India is testing out a new type of public transportation. The Automated Public Bicycle Sharing System (ATCAG) pilot recently kicked off and is scheduled to run for three months.
“The ATCAG aims to serve the need of the public for the last-mile connectivity for other public transport such as… Read the rest

Imagine a temple in the south of India, built in the 16th century, that has been an offering site for pilgrims for decades. Now suppose this temple has been managed by a royal family for nearly as long as it’s been around and that–for over 150 years–the vaults that hold… Read the rest

This week’s Friday Photo winner is Olivia Webster, who submitted this shot of a soaking wet day in India. Here’s what Olivia had to say about her shot:
This photo was taken in Jaipur, India, on the rainiest day I have ever experienced. The young girls in the photo were … Read the rest

What do you get when you combine traveling and blogging with humanitarian activism? The three-year-old community fundraiser Passports with Purpose, which just kicked off its annual project this month. The 2010 Passports With Purpose… Read the rest mission is to build a village in India through its beneficiary, Land for Tillers’ Freedom

Apparently, cell phones have become such a basic necessity that they now outweigh the number of toilets in India. In the United Nations report about India’s toilet-to-phone ratio, the following was also expressed:

“…the UN estimates it costs $300 to construct a toilet, once the costs associated with labor, materials … Read the rest

Sailing on an ancient junk boat in Vietnam, riding a rickshaw in Japan or seeing the pyramids on camels – there are thousands of odd and intriguing forms of transportation around the world. Here are some of the strangest:
1. Bamboo Train, Cambodia
Between Battambang and Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh,… Read the rest

Green adventure-seeker Andy Pag used to wake up in the cozy confines of the vegetable oil powered bus that he has been attempting to drive around the world. Now the eco-activist, who is being held in India under ‘suspicion of terrorism’ charges because he carried an unlicensed satellite telephone, wakes… Read the rest

Jyoti Raju is otherwise known as the “Monkey King,” for reasons that become obvious when you see him climb. Apparently, Raju took his moves from monkeys climbing on cliffs, deciding that he could mimic their climbing techniques. Recently, he requested government funding to improve his skills, and so that he… Read the rest

A massive avalanche, which killed at least 17 soldiers and trapped 53 more under the snow and ice Monday, plowed into an Indian army training center near a popular ski resort designed to exhibit peaceful progress in the long-disputed state of Kashmir.
The Associated Press reports the avalanche hit the… Read the rest

On Port Blair, a remote island in India, one of the world’s oldest dialects has become extinct after the last person to speak it died. Boa Sr, the 85-year-old last speaker of  the Bo language was the oldest member of the Great Andamanese tribe.
Tracing its origins back to tens… Read the rest

In the 1995 comedy Canadian Bacon (written and directed by filmmaker Michael Moore), Niagara Fall Sheriff Bud B. Boomer (John Candy), frustrates fans at a Canadian hockey game by refusing to sing the country’s National Anthem. But it isn’t until he takes a sip of Canadian beer and exclaims, ‘Man,… Read the rest

There are three dogs that spend their days with us here at Wend HQ, and each of them has a special way of reminding us of its presence. Porkchop, the eldest of the bunch, is a stubborn old land shark who likes to whimper his way into staff members’ lunch… Read the rest

This video is one of the strangest renditions of a Christmas song that we have ever seen (or heard). So, in the true spirit of the holiday season, we’re sharing it with all.
[Via: Huffington Post]
Follow me on Twitter @SustinablYours… Read the rest

Comic genius Mitch Hedberg used to say, “An elevator can never break; it can only become stairs.”  Unfortunately Mitch died in 2005. But unlike escalators and drug-addled comics, a well-crafted set of stairs can survive for centuries.
Through all the differences in culture and geography that permeate our world, one… Read the rest