Sakshi Malik — a 23-year-old woman from a patriarchal state — wrestled her way to a bronze medal.

It's a ritual of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community in India. An effort to get the government to outlaw the practice has sparked debate — and verbal attacks.

A trio of female college students didn't like the way "matrimonial adverts" depict women. So they wrote a song about it.

Growing up in India, I never had to worry about Father's Day. But now I do. Would dad like a booze flask with a mustache decal?

If the rules at your neighborhood pool seem a bit strict, come take a dip with me in an Indian pool. It's a free-for-all.

Mumbai's dabbawallas, a lunch delivery collective, have begun gathering extra food from events and dropping it off with the homeless.

A husband can force his wife to have sex against her will. And that is not a crime. An effort to change the law is running into opposition.

It's a spring religious festival in India. People spatter each other with colored powder and spray lots of water. This year's drought is changing the tradition — to the dismay of many.

For five years, Anita Bai came by my house in Mumbai every afternoon to dust, sweep and mop. But we'd never had a conversation about periods — until two years ago. We were in my kitchen.

See, insects had invaded my spice rack, and I was annoyed at having to ...