Christmas in Kolkata: Badaa Din

Christmas in Kolkata: Christians may be a minority in India, but Christmas is a national holiday.

And citizens of all religions celebrate the festival, which Indians call the Badaa Din, or the Big Day.

Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with journalist Sandip Roy about Christmas celebration in his home town, Kolkata.

Roy is the culture editor for First Post and associate editor with New America Media

(Source: theworld.org)

The Reindeer Peoples of the World

Jonathan Mazower, advocacy director for Survival International talks about the important role that reindeer play in many Arctic cultures.

Some indigenous tribes including the Innu of Labrador and Québec are struggling to maintain caribou herds in the face of development and climate change.

(Source: theworld.org)