Nepal Flirts With Dowry
By Hari Bansh Jha Apart from her beauty, a nepalese girl in the Terai region needs a fat dowry to […]
Nine Questions
Back in the spring of 1990, a group of teenagers from the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Lemont, sent a
Bringing Stone to Life
Following his profitable conquest of Karnataka, Kerala and northern Sri Lanka, the Tamil King Rajaraja Chola found himself with a
What’s In a Name?
By Mukund Venugopalan Venugopalan. Mukund Venugopalan.” It is not as dramatic as “Bond, James Bond,” but it is my name.
Hatha Yoga
Hatha yoga is a system of handling the physical body so that the mind and the nerve system are calmed
Their Healing Hands
“Healing Touch” is a therapy that works with the energy fields of the body. It stands in apparent opposition to
Medics Win Nobel Prize
By Lavina Melwani Say the word “Kosovo” or “East Timor” and immediately images are conjured up of death and carnage.
Durga’s Delight
In the fall of every year, Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley revels in the colorful ten-day Dasain festival, celebrating the victory of
Home, Sweet, Home
By Madhuri Shekar I was born in San Jose, California, and so was my brother, Niyantha, who is two years
Merchants of Spice
By Lavina Melwani The modern spice trader is likely to be a recycled immigrant engineer, accountant or other gray-cell professional