Life and Death in Delhi

The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 15, 2012

Aman Sethi tells the story of the life of Mohammed Ashraf, who studied biology, became a butcher, a tailor, and an electrician’s apprentice, but ended up a homeless day laborer in old Delhi, in India. Sethi’s book A Free Man: A True Story of Life and Death in Delhi is portrait of persistence in the face of poverty in one of the world’s largest cities.

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

History of the War on Terror

CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen reflects on the history of the War on Terror as we approach the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
The Brian Lehrer Show |

US appeals court deals blow to natural gas pipeline running through NJ, NY

The court negated a key New Jersey regulator's approval of the massive project.
Gothamist |

The Pentagon is Waging War on Its Own Paper

Plus, the woman shaping Trump’s media diet.
On the Media |

60 Words

It’s been 25 years since 9/11. Today we talk about the 60 words that ushered in everything that came after.
Radiolab |
YOU ARE ONLINE