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All Practical stories from Pervov.
India is quietly leading one of the world's biggest electric transformations — not with cars, but with scooters and motorcycles. From the River Indie to Ola Electric, here's what's happening on the ground.
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A first-person account of catching dengue in India — what it feels like, what I did wrong, what actually helped, and everything you need to know to protect yourself in the tropics.
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On every corner, near every temple, beside every bus stand — the screech of metal rollers crushing bamboo-hard stalks, the murky green liquid flowing into a steel cup. India's most ubiquitous street drink costs less than a text message but carries four thousand years of medicinal tradition.
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How a country of street vendors, rickshaw drivers, and temple priests leapfrogged into the future of payments — and what ancient Hindu philosophy teaches us about wealth.
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The notorious neighborhood that local Indians avoid but Western travelers have flocked to since the 1960s hippie trail. What to expect, where to go and how to survive.
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From paying like a local to getting groceries delivered in 10 minutes — the digital tools that will transform your India trip.
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How 2 million temples became India's largest employer, oldest startup ecosystem and most powerful tourism machine — and what that tells us about a country most outsiders still don't understand.
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With 122 major languages, 1,600 dialects, and 17 tongues printed on every rupee note, India navigates linguistic diversity that would paralyze most nations — and does it with code-switching, linguistic pride, and a hybrid language called Hinglish.
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You can order restaurant food delivered directly to your seat while your train is moving. Not snacks from the platform — actual restaurant food from Zomato, brought to your coach while you're between stations.
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