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...become a jeweler, a carpenter, a snake charmer, a rag picker, a midwife, a weaver or a cobbler. Although the caste system was outlawed in India's founding constitution 60 years ago, caste still shapes the lives of millions of people who continue to live in close-knit caste communities throughout the country. Such clans are especially common among India's rural poor and urban slum dwellers. Many urban dwellers, like the people of Kathputli, brought their rural traditions with them when they migrated to the cities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Magic Abounds in a Delhi Slum | 6/20/2008 | See Source »

...which celebrated its 50th birthday on Saturday with a reunion open to all its alumni, has been revised, painted over, and tweaked by its residents over the years. But since its inception as a cheaper alternative to the upperclass Houses, it has maintained a fiercely independent, tight-knit, and free-wheeling nature that has provided a valuable replacement for traditional House life for some students...

Author: By Lingbo Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Half-Century of Flouting the Mainstream at Dudley Co-op | 6/4/2008 | See Source »

...rocked Timbs...even in the summertime.This past summer, on my first day of work as an intern at Men’s Vogue, my best outfit consisted of a pair of Dolce & Gabbana navy-blue trousers, a thin wispy dress shirt by Ralph Lauren (worn with a silk knit tie), and a pair of Valentino grayish-tan lace-ups that I got for free when my PR exec boss of the previous summer told me “buy something for yourself” at the Barney’s warehouse sale. Today, when I think about all the changes...

Author: By Peter B. Weston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fashion, the Mirror, and Me | 5/14/2008 | See Source »

...their game,” Chin-Lee says. “It’s a lot of fun to watch.” Harvard Aikikai, an official dojo of the United States Aikido Federation, is now in its 28th year. The club has attracted a close-knit group of undergraduates through its free classes, open to the entire undergraduate community. These events provide personal training from professionals like Sioux Hall, Harvard Aikikai’s Chief Instructor, who has been teaching Aikido across North America for more than 20 years. Though the instructors practice advanced techniques, Harvard Aikikai?...

Author: By Mark A. Vanmiddlesworth, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Aikikai Kicks Off Weekend | 4/29/2008 | See Source »

...sets, and they were more than happy to get me into it… and since then everyone I’ve worked with has been great.” Having been involved in more than 25 productions, Jewett quickly got involved in Harvard’s small, tight-knit community of tech and light design people during his freshman year. As a freshman he was active in 11 different plays, including the Freshman Musical, which he produced. Despite an impressive track record, Jewett’s not in it for all the fame and glory that normally comes with...

Author: By Ross S. Weinstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: David S. Jewett '08 | 4/29/2008 | See Source »

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