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Photographer Selvaprakash Lakshmanan documents the grueling work of women in India's salt mines with his photo essay Working for Just Salt.

Culture Finds: Working for Just Salt

Photographer Selvaprakash Lakshmanan documents the grueling work of women in India's salt mines with his photo essay Working for Just Salt.

Oct, 09
Culture finds: MLK in India, immigration reform and girls on bikes in Ghana

Culture finds: MLK in India, immigration reform and girls on bikes in Ghana

Ghana, 2008: Rahinatu, age 15, and Sherifatu, age 16, at attend school in the town of Tarikpaa. The bicycles nearby were distributed through a UNICEF-funded program to help cut children’s travel time in rural areas, where long distances are a major barrier to girls’ school enrollment.

Jan, 18
Day 6: I don't understand hate

Day 6: I don't understand hate

Indian policemen march during the state funeral of former Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief, Hemant Karkare in Mumbai. Karkare, who was given a state funeral, was shot dead by terrorists along with encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar and Additional Commissioner of Police Ashok Kamte near Cama Hospital. Indian commandos have killed the last Islamic militants holed up inside Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel, ending the more than two-day assault on India's financial capital. (Getty Images)

I keep trying to make sense out of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai this week. Each time I read a report, I look for something -- anything -- that will give me some sort of insight into why and how human beings can kill.

Nov, 30