"The Traveler's Eye: Scenes from Asia," at the Sackler Gallery through May 2015, features more than 100 mementos from travels around the Asian continent. This postcard is from early-20th-century China.

Before Instagram, Memorializing Asia’s Most Traveled Roads

From Moroccan postcards to Japanese scrolls, the Sackler Gallery explores five centuries of travel around the Asian continent

The Mangalyaan orbiter back when it was still on the ground.

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India’s Space Agency Made It to Mars on the First Try

India’s Mangalyaan orbiter dropped into orbit around Mars last night

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This Farmer Grew Four Times As Much Rice in the Same Amount of Land

His controversial farming method has long been dismissed by experts

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India And the EU Are Making It Much Easier for Tourists to Get Visas

Traveling can get tangled in red tape, but some governments are trying to make it easier

The Taj backs up against the once-vibrant Yamuna River, now often dried to the point where locals can walk in the riverbed.

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How to Save the Taj Mahal?

A debate rages over preserving the awe-inspiring, 350-year-old monument that now shows signs of distress from pollution and shoddy repairs

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India in Peril

Rakesh Jaiswal, founder of ecofriends.org, talks about the country’s growing list of environmental problems

A Hindu monk offers a morning prayer along the Ganges River.

India’s Holiest City

At Varanasi, Hindu pilgrims come to pray—and to die—along the sacred Ganges River

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With Clive in India

He Conquered Bengal, drove the French from India and built a civil service. But was he a savior or plunderer?

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