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Among the other passengers is a half-caste rebel leader whose troops hold up the train, at which point he begins to work his sweet, if greasy, will upon Miss Dietrich and her Oriental business colleague, Anna May Wong. Miss Dietrich's trade name is "Shanghai Lily," indicating what sort...

Author: By Robert J. Schoenberg, | Title: Shanghai Express | 4/23/1955 | See Source »

There are some 4,000,000 Bhils scattered through the arid lands of west and central India, and they are poor, even for India. A wife, a cow and a plow are enough to make a Bhil a rich man. The Bhil's special god in the Hindu pantheon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Bhils & the Odhnis | 2/21/1955 | See Source »

Wooden Expression. Most admen agree that the new look in announcers was started by Ed Sullivan of Toast of the Town. Despite his wooden expression and lack of announcer's glibness, Sullivan does the sort of job that makes any sponsor swoon with joy. He spends much of his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Death of the Salesman? | 1/31/1955 | See Source »

Companion to the spreading idea of economic progress, of course, is a feeling of social unrest. For when people begin to move, caste barriers must crack. In one village, a high caste Brahman protested against a former untouchable's building a mud but on the adjacent plot of land. But...

Author: By John G. Wofford, | Title: India: Slowly Down the Democratic Road | 11/24/1954 | See Source »

Not only is social equality one of the people's desires; a new social consciousness is also evident. There is nothing quite so levelling and unifying as having all villagers--from high caste to no caste--begin to clear a path for a new road. For by joining hands, villagers...

Author: By John G. Wofford, | Title: India: Slowly Down the Democratic Road | 11/24/1954 | See Source »

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