May, 1998

May, 1998

Juggling Spirit & Politics

From a distance, Shakuntala Arya, 69, looks like an ordinary Punjabi housewife, not at all like the mayor of Delhi–the

Digital Dharma

INTERNET Lose Wait on the Web Without a fast "T-1" connection, you may often find Web pages loading very slowly

EVOLUTIONS

AWARDED: to sannyasini Guru Maa Jyotishananda Saraswati, the Talented Ladies Award in the Spirituality category, by Bharat Nirman at the

Briefly . . .

A REPORTED PROPOSAL BY THE British pop group Spice Girls to perform in front of a 1,000-year-old Hindu temple, known

The Yellow Miracle Root

Think “natural healing,” and you likely conjure an image of rare herbal extracts with exotic names. But don’t underestimate the

Between Two Worlds

By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Mccluskieganj, a hamlet of decrepit brick and neglected gardens, is inhabited by people whose mixture

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

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