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Bodh Gaya: Why the Mahabodhi Temple must be handed over to Buddhists
By Vidya Bhushan Rawat/Sabrang India New Delhi, March 3 -When all progressive political thought have acknowledged Bodh Gaya’s identity as a Buddhist shrine, what stops political parties from ensuring that this demand becomes a reality? Buddhist Bhikkhus, activists and various organisations have been sitting on...
Colombo’s dazzling open-air art gallery that’s open to all
Kala Pola is Sri Lanka's unique annual arts festival
Evolution of the Dhakaiya Bangla
By RBR (The Daily Star) Dhaka, February 24 -The evolution of language is a continuous progression, flowing with civilisation through the ages. Languages develop and change as big cosmopolitans and metropolitan cities become melting pots of ethnicity, culture, and diversity. This mix of people gives...
Bangladeshi artistes break ice, perform at Maha Kumbh
While politics and diplomacy struggled to mend the bridge, faith seems to have pulled off the job with elan
Influence of Chinese Mandarin and the need for strengthening intercultural communication in global diplomacy
By Shikha Pandey/Beijing Language and Culture University Beijing, February 24 -In this increasingly integrated world, there is a need to know other cultures to have better a understanding of the “other”. The influence of the Chinese (Mandarin) language has grown significantly in the 21st...
Weddings & The Great Indian Aunty
Indu Balachandran/Sunday Herald Bengaluru, February 23 – The wedding season made me think about our Great Indian Aunty: our biggest influence on the business of briding and grooming. We have all met her. Our very first glimpse of her caused us to burst into tears,...
Bangladesh rewrites its history books to suit new orthodoxies
Last year, a student-led revolution overthrew the government of iron-fisted premier Sheikh Hasina when public anger over her increasingly autocratic rule boiled over
Five ways Islam entered India
The story of Islam’s entry into India is complex and unfolds over seven centuries.
Anti-conversion Bill tabled in Rajasthan Assembly
The Opposition Congress strongly opposes the Bill, saying it forms part of the BJP’s propaganda to mislead the people
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