The World Before Her - Trailer
Preview: Season 26 Episode 10 | 2m 3s
A beauty queen and a Hindu fundamentalist illustrate a tale of two Indias.
'The World Before Her' is a tale of two Indias: In one, a small-town girl competes in the Miss India pageant. In the other, a militant woman leads a fundamentalist Hindu camp for girls.
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The World Before Her - Trailer
Preview: Season 26 Episode 10 | 2m 3s
'The World Before Her' is a tale of two Indias: In one, a small-town girl competes in the Miss India pageant. In the other, a militant woman leads a fundamentalist Hindu camp for girls.
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The World Before Her: Contrasting Lives and Visions
Clip: S26 Ep10 | 17m | The opening to The World Before Her introduces the worlds of Ruhi and Prachi. (17m)
Clip: S26 Ep10 | 2m 43s | The girls at the Durga Vahini camp are given daggers at the end of the session. (2m 43s)
The World Before Her: Filmmaker Interview with Nisha Pahuja
Clip: S26 Ep10 | 24m 31s | Nisha Pahuja talks about her film that explores two contrasting paths for Indian women. (24m 31s)
The World Before Her: Fitness Assessment
Clip: S26 Ep10 | 3m 38s | The Miss India contestants have their bodies examined before a month before the pageant. (3m 38s)
The World Before Her: Handsome
Clip: S26 Ep10 | 4m 18s | Prachi describes why she prefers to think of herself as handsome, as opposed to pretty. (4m 18s)
The World Before Her: Kiran Moghe
Clip: S26 Ep10 | 2m 56s | An Indian feminist describes the situation portrayed in 'The World Before Her.' (2m 56s)
The World Before Her - Preview
Preview: S26 Ep10 | 30s | Premieres Monday, September 16, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings. (30s)
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