India

Aziz Ansari's Show Gives Me Pause About Being An Indian Dad In America

8:36am November 15, 2015

by Deepak Singh

The U.S.-born creator of Master of None loved working with his Indian folks. But as the father of a 6-year-old, I worry that family ties here aren't as strong as in my homeland.

Girls start the day with a prayer at the Veerni Institute in Jodhpur, India. It's a boarding school where nearly half the students are child brides.

Health & Safety

Child Brides, Syrian Refugees: These Groups May Be Able To Help: #15Girls

3:35pm November 13, 2015

by Malaka Gharib

You wanted to know what you could do to make life better for the teen girls in our series. We have a list of groups you might consider contacting.

Lala (center) and Milena (left) would like to see more incentives for young girls to take up soccer.

Your Questions On Period Huts, Child Brides, Girls' Soccer — Answered

5:11pm November 12, 2015

by NPR Staff

You read the stories in our #15Girls series and posed some really good questions. (Wish we'd thought of them first.) Here are answers from our correspondents.

Reporters (left) interview the Aspen fellows during the session.

So You Like Bananas? Me Too! Our Speed Date With Global Activists

5:16pm November 11, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

It was a chance to meet — briefly — the new Aspen fellows, who are out to fix the world. We tried a light question to break the ice.

The cargo space in the back of a GenZe is big enough to haul groceries, which is why the maker, Mahindra, calls this a "pickup scooter."

With 'Pickup Scooter,' America Meets Indian Carmaker

3:39pm November 09, 2015

by Tracy Samilton

Facing competition at home, Indian manufacturing company Mahindra recently introduced to the U.S. the GenZe, a scooter with cargo space designed to appeal to young Americans in cities.

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Grand prize: A family farms their paddy field during monsoon season in West Bengal, India.

What Does Poverty Look Like? A Photo Contest Has Surprising Answers

8:07pm November 01, 2015

by Nadia Whitehead

The pictures show how the working poor eke out a living. And no, they are not depressing.

Some of the 70 students at the Veerni Institute gather in the courtyard, waiting for the first bell to ring.

Why A School For Child Brides Made Villagers Mad ... At First: #15Girls

9:12pm October 27, 2015

by Nurith Aizenman

Mahendra Sharma faced stone-throwing fathers and skeptical mothers when he first attempted to educate girls in villages of Northern India.

For Child Brides, Pass 10th Grade Or Become In-Laws' Servant: #15Girls

6:09pm October 26, 2015

Nimmu lives in northern India and was married at 10. But she's found a way to delay moving in with her husband.

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Mahafreen Mistry at 16, just after she made her decision to say goodbye to math forever.

I Hated Math! But Should I Have Dropped It When I Was 15? #15Girls

4:51pm October 23, 2015

by Mahafreen H. Mistry

She had to decide: Stick with math — ugh — and keep open career options in the sciences or go for the liberal arts. Looking back, she wishes she didn't have to make that choice.

"The hardest thing for me was growing up without my mom. She had two jobs and so I spent a lot of time at my aunt's house," says Yasmine San Pedro, 23, in her #15Girls submission.

Share Your Story: What Was The Hardest Thing About Being 15?

1:24pm October 15, 2015

by Malaka Gharib

We're on a mission to capture the collective experience of being 15 around the world. Will you join us?