HBO is debuting a documentary tonight about an orphan in India who ran 48 marathons by the time he was four years old.

The story of Budhia Singh circulated across the globe six years ago, but this documentary, filmed between 2005 and 2010, concentrates on the exploitation that took place after the initial publicity. What started as a heartwarming rags-to-riches story unfortunately became a tale greed, corruption, and broken dreams.

This documentary is the first of four about contemporary India debuting on HBO and HBO2 this month. The others are "The Bengali Detective" (Nov. 16, HBO2); "The Sound of Mumbai" (Nov. 23, HBO2); and "Pink Saris" (Nov. 30 on HBO2).

"Marathon Boy" airs on HBO tonight at 8 p.m.

Click below for other playdates and times, and to watch a trailer of the film.

Led by veteran jumpers Erica Zenn and Mary Hunter Benton, who each won 16 medals, the Chapel Hill-based Bouncing Bulldogs Jump Rope Team collected 449 medals – 228 gold – at the World Jump Rope Championships held July 2-4 in Washington, D.C.

The Bulldogs took gold in the Team Show Small Group Junior Division and won silver in the Senior Division, with ProForm Airborne of Idaho Falls, Idaho, winning the Senior gold. In the Jump Rope Showcase Championship, the gold went to the Bulldogs’ Junior 14-and-younger team of Rebeccah Musson, Isabel Osborne, Reagan Roeber, Mia Stopa and Adam Weston.

Adoration for Indian star Prashant Tamang, the winner of the singing contest India Idol in 2007, gives local American Idol hopeful Anoop Desai ... more

Images from the second day of Mumbai terror attacks.

Duke President Richard Brodhead is leading a group of university official this week on a trip to India. Brodhead is speaking there to educators, journalists and business executives and the university is chronicling the trip on this blog.

The blog touches on some of Duke's current ties with India. A snippet:

 * Nearly 300 Indian-born undergraduate and graduate students attend Duke, the most from any country except China.
* The new Fuqua School of Business Cross-Continent program will have a hub in New Delhi.
* Duke’s summer offerings for students include service-learning and study abroad programs in India.
* Duke hosts vibrant Indian cultural programs on its campus, such as the annual Awaaz celebration.
* Duke’s Sanford Institute has for many years worked closely with the Indian Administrative Service on professional education for civil servants.
* Duke’s Talent Identification Program (TIP) conducted its first international program for gifted middle- and high-school students last summer in Ahmedabad and plans to expand in India in the next year.