Speculations Arise Over The Next Dalai Lama
At a time when India and China are trying hard to normalise ties after four years of military activity on the border, a new issue has come up: Who will […]
Where Democracy Co-exists With Diversity
Emperor Ashoka (BCE 304 – BCE 232), the third ruler from the Mauryan Dynasty who is popularly known as Ashoka the Great, used to rule a large part of the […]
India Gets Ready To Excavate 2,600-Year-Old Site
The Government of eastern Indian Province of Bihar has decided to start research on Buddhist stupas (dome-shaped structures erected as a Buddhist shrine) visited by Hiuen Tsang (also known as […]
Not To Be Scaled By ‘Mortals’
It is a common belief among the practicing Hindus that Lord Shiva, the Great God of Death and Time and one of the principal deities worshipped in Hinduism, lives on […]
Preferring A Genuine Autonomy
China recently hinted that it was ready to meet the Dalai Lama; however, the Tibetan spiritual leader has made it clear that he is not interested in meeting the Chinese […]
A Tweet & A Recollection
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, has praised the 7th Century rock carving in Swat Valley by calling it “one of the largest engravings of Buddha” at […]
