Omkar Khandekar

1 month ago | npr.org | Diaa Hadid |Greg Dixon |Omkar Khandekar

Previously close relationship between United States and India evolving : State of the World from NPR There's been a political backlash in India after the Trump administration deported dozens of Indian migrants who were in the U.S. without legal status. This comes after the U.S. had announced 26 percent tariffs on India, which are currently suspended.

Jan 24, 2025 | npr.org | Omkar Khandekar |Christine Arrasmith

Ransom-Demanding Monkeys Trade Juice Boxes and Samosas for Visitors' Belongings Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1226561683/1265345555" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Thieving monkeys thrive in the Indian holy town Vrindavan. The problem has gotten worse after rapid development. Locals say instead of relying on charity, monkeys are turning to crime.

Jan 12, 2025 | kpbs.org | Omkar Khandekar

VRINDAVAN, India – Krishna, a skinny 12-year-old, waits near a Hindu temple packed with pilgrims. He hears a yell – that's his cue. He zigzags between motorbikes and honking tuk-tuks, elbows his way through the crowd and finds a man waving wildly at a monkey. The monkey, perched on a high ledge, has stolen the man's spectacles — by jumping on the man's shoulder and grabbing them. Now it is trying them on. Krishna knows what that monkey really wants. He swiftly flings a box of mango juice.

Jan 5, 2025 | npr.org | Omkar Khandekar

VRINDAVAN, India – Krishna, a skinny 12-year-old, waits near a Hindu temple packed with pilgrims. He hears a yell – that's his cue. He zigzags between motorbikes and honking tuk-tuks, elbows his way through the crowd and finds a man waving wildly at a monkey. The monkey, perched on a high ledge, has stolen the man's spectacles — by jumping on the man's shoulder and grabbing them. Now it is trying them on. Krishna knows what that monkey really wants. He swiftly flings a box of mango juice.

Dec 15, 2024 | kpbs.org | Diaa Hadid |Omkar Khandekar

KHAMGAON, India – Pork rinds. Dried squirrel. Spicy fish eggs. Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada is part anthology, part cookbook and part rebuke to readers, who may presume Indian food is largely vegetarian. It tells of the culinary traditions of two groups of Dalits, known as Mang and Mahar. Dalits, broadly, occupy the lowest rungs of South Asia's ancient caste system and were once known as untouchables.