Doses Of India: USC Students Live Blog On Religion, Politics And Personal Experience
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Neon Tommy is hosting short stories and blog posts by reporters traveling to Pune and Mumbai, India, through the Knight Program on Media and Religion, headed by Diane Winston at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
A First-Time Ashram-er: Reflections about the Ananda and Osho ashrams
Doing downward dog at an Indian yoga retreat.
What's gained and lost when religious devotion entails assuming a new identity?
No Vaginas Allowed At The Monk Club
Girls need not apply to enter the monastery.
Battling the rural hills of Pune, India, to catch the sunrise.
A Walk From Enlightenment To Chickpeas 
In a country of 1.5 billion people, I took a walk and saw no one. Well, almost.
Osho Dancing Meditation Is Not My Thing
In a normal situation a live band, darkened room and dancing figures brings to mind an image of a nightclub. This was not a normal situation.
Shake Your Body, A New Kind of Meditation
“Shake your body, but don’t will the shake. If you will the shake you won’t enjoy it, and if you enjoy it, you won’t be willing it."
No Coughing And Other Rules Of The Ashram
A high-end meditation resort in India enforces strict rules to keep out distractions
Letting go of your mind feels a lot like losing it.
I Wanted A Different White Robe
Can a Fashionista acheive enlightenment?
Scents Of Siddhivinayak Temple
The scents of Mumbai give a new perspective to the cityscape.
Characters
“People here never see life on the outside."
Insight from an hour and a half ride through the streets of Mumbai.
Meera Sanyal Is Great-If Only I could Vote
A politician from India's Common Man's party wins over USC students.
One Of India's First Feminists On Marriage, Minorities And Breaking Boundaries 
Why a Hindu liberal defied her family, married a Muslim man and raised her daughter as a Christian.
In Mumbai, A Banker Who Decries 'Corrupt' Political Arena
There's a new entrant to the Indian political party scene, and it's mobilizing support around one issue: eradicating corruption.
Muslim Teen Uses Social Media For Political Activism
One Muslim teen connected youth across India with a Facebook page.
Out And About: Being Gay In India
As an Indian raised in America, I had never met an Indian who was gay and who can freely write about his life without fear of harassment.
Lost And Found In Mumbai's Muslim Quarter
Talking marriage and men with Muslim feminists in Mumbai.
On Your Left Is Mumbai's Oldest Slum
It's not all slumming in Mumbai's oldest slum.
