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Kushti Wrestling: India's Ancient Alternative to WWE

Kushti Wrestling: India's Ancient Alternative to WWE

Traditional Indian wrestling is more than a sport. Sure, there are spectators (who often place bets on the matches and reward their favorite wrestlers with tips); there are rules (if your back touches the ground, you lose); and intense training for the athletes. But kushti is also a way of life.

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Categories: India, Watch, Poverty and Development

A Nice Day for a Green Wedding

A Nice Day for a Green WeddingSouth African city struggles to sell environmentalism to the rich

Think environmentalism is a luxury? In South Africa, green companies struggle to convince the upper classes that an eco-friendly lifestyle isn't just for the poor.

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Categories: South Africa, Read, The Environment

College Dreams

College DreamsSeattle's immigrant youth forge new pathways to higher education

For many immigrant and refugee families, college is a sign that the American Dream is within reach. While many first generation immigrants have not attended college themselves, they hope their children will have the opportunity, and see higher education as a gateway to economic and social success. But many of these families lack the resources needed to apply and pay for college. First or second generation immigrants are twice as likely to drop out of high school as other youth. This video follows two young people in Seattle as they work to gain a college education.

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Categories: Pacific Northwest, Watch, Read, Education, Poverty and Development

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