Sari, Always in Vogue
By Lavina Melwani At a big society wedding in Delhi, everyone was dressed in the latest budget-busting designer outfits, yet […]
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Ajanta to See Daylight
By M. P. MOHANTY For the last seven years I have been pleading to build replicas of the Ajanta Caves,”
India’s Savior of Sacred Plants
“Preservation through documentation and education.” This is the modus operandi of Dr. S.K. Jain, the retired yet tireless defender of
Between Two Worlds
By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Mccluskieganj, a hamlet of decrepit brick and neglected gardens, is inhabited by people whose mixture
Fall Back, Spring Forward
After forty years of pediatric practice in Massachusetts, participating in the parenting of 25,000 patients, I have developed the map
Juggling Spirit & Politics
From a distance, Shakuntala Arya, 69, looks like an ordinary Punjabi housewife, not at all like the mayor of Delhi–the
Barbie’s Dressed for India
A collaborative effort between US toy giant Mattel and the Indian company Leo Toys has resulted in the skillfully executed
Fixing History
The outstanding feature of Professor Lal’s book,” says famed historian Shiva G. Bajpai, “is that in one volume you have
Malaysia’s Piercing Praxis
By Alvin Ung, Associated Press With fish hooks embedded in their backs and spears piercing their cheeks, hundreds of thousands