Will Davies

Gandhi’s Sandals, Blood, Will Up for Auction

blogs.wsj.com — When a letter written by Mahatma Gandhi from prison sold at auction for £115,000 ($175,283) in the U.K. in February, auctioneer Richard Westwood-Brookes readied himself for the phone calls.

Itinerary: Chinese Premier’s India Visit

blogs.wsj.com — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will arrive in India Sunday for a state visit that will likely be overshadowed by the recently ended standoff between the two Asian nations on the disputed border.

Indian Women on Trial: Sexism Pervades Legal System

online.wsj.com — Associated Press NEW DELHI-Just weeks after a gang-rape that shocked India, the National Human Rights Commission convened a meeting to discuss what to do about violence against women. At the January gathering, G.P. Mathur, a retired Supreme Court justice, startled the crowd: He said it can be appropriate for women to marry their alleged rapists, provided the marriage isn't coerced.

MBAs For India’s Rural Women

blogs.wsj.com — By Shweta Desai Dressed in a bright red shimmering sari, Shyamat Hanif Sheikh, a 43-year-old churiwali (bangle vendor) from Sakharwadi village in Maharashtra, is a far cry from most students at a business school. She has just learnt a basic B-School lesson that customer satisfaction leads to greater profit.

Lance Armstrong's Fall Has Created Backlash Among Cyclists Over the Bright Lycra Outfit

online.wsj.com — Over the past decade, Lance Armstrong did more than inspire tens of thousands of Americans to take up cycling. He inspired them to look like him. Snap-on shoes. Shaved legs. Bright-colored jersey over Lycra bibs. Any deviation from that look could subject a cyclist to howls.

Scandal Hits Indian Cricket

online.wsj.com — Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Shoving a towel into your pants, fiddling with a necklace, untucking your shirt; these are signals that investigators claim three Indian cricketers used to communicate with bookmakers around India in a spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the sport.