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Behind China’s Hindu temples, a forgotten history Ananth Krishnan In and around Quanzhou, a bustling industrial city, there are shrines that historians believe may have been part of a network of more than a dozen Hindu temples and shrines For the residents of Chedian, a few...

Muslim-majority Indonesia gifts Saraswati statue to US Little over a mile from the White House, the statue is yet to be formally inaugurated, but has already become an attraction of city residents and the large number of tourists who visit Washington every day. Indonesia, the country with the...

In Syria the Assad govt is under a lot of pressure. Although Assad has his faults I do think that he is better than the opposition. There is a possibility of Libyan situation repeating in Syria. Recently the Syrian opposition was recognized as the legitimate government by the "friends of Syria"...

Mathematical proof reveals magic of Ramanujan's genius - physics-math - 08 November 2012 - New Scientist PROOFS are the currency of mathematics, but Srinivasa Ramanujan, one of the all-time great mathematicians, often managed to skip them. Now a proof has been found for a connection that he...

Note - this excellent article discusses the impact of the Saraswati river on the Aryan invasion theories. The Lost River by Michael Danino The now dried up Saraswati river holds the key to many riddles of ancient Indian history — from the fate of the Harappans to the identity of the...

Inscription throws new light to Hindu rule in Afghanistan PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Kolkata, Jan 4: A stone inscription in Sanskrit, recovered from the city of Mazar-i-Sharif of northern Afghanistan a few years ago, has thrown new light on the reign of the Hindu Shahi ruler `Veka' in that...

Narendra Modi invites Pak investment, offers energy solutions - thenews.com.pk AHMEDABAD/NEW DELHI: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has advised the Sindh province of Pakistan that being a neighbour, Sindh could follow the ‘Gujarat Model’ for development of infrastructure, drinking water...

Found this interesting article about Pakistan's first finance minister - Malik Ghulam Muhammad. Apparently in pre-partition days he was an owner of Mahindra and Mahindra (which in those days used to be called Mahindra and Muhammad). Tracing the origins of Pakistan's doom and gloom - The Times...

The Sum of His Many Parts | OPEN Magazine A decorated war hero on love, bachelorhood and why Gen VK Singh is an honourable man BY Aimee Ginsburg You are pacing the veranda of the military HQ in a city behind enemy lines. You are alone, unarmed. Minutes earlier you have issued an...

The monsoon has now reached Kerala. Over the next 4 weeks, it will spread across the entire subcontinent. Monsoon Kerala India - YouTube An old Bollywood song, "Sawan ka Mahina" - Sawan Ka Mahina - Sunil Dutt & Nutan - Milan - YouTube

Establishment plotting to kill me: Asma - thenews.com.pk ISLAMABAD: Renowned Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jehangir on Monday night said that the country’s powerful security establishment was planning to get her killed using one of the many jihadi outfits operating in the country...

China vs. India: the battle for Buddha | GlobalPost China and India seek to leverage their ties to Buddhism for soft power in the region. LUMBINI, Nepal — For a few short hours, as dancers imported from Kathmandu leapt and twirled for the bemused president of this tiny Himalayan republic...

This article takes a detailed and dispassionate look at the sustained campaign of calumny against Modi, by the usual suspects. ----------------------------------------------------------- The Hindu : News / National : No evidence of Modi promoting enmity: SIT The Supreme-Court-appointed...

Bollywood actress Achala Sachdev passes away - The Times of India Watch Achala in the "Zohra Jabeen" song - they don't make songs like this any more. Aye Meri Zohra Jabeen - Waqt - YouTube This is said to be in the pre-1947 Peshawaria style.

Why I Gave Up On 'Social Activism' By Yoginder Sikand 19 April, 2012 Countercurrents.org Just the other day, Raja, a dear friend of mine from Kashmir, forwarded me a wonderful anecdote. It isn't often, I have to confess, that he does such things. Most often, his postings are drab and mournful...

THE PERSIAN CONQUEST OF JERUSALEM by Frank Meir Loewenberg A Forgotten Chapter Of Jewish History The Jewish people encountered the Persian people at different points in history. The Purim story, as recorded in the Book of Esther, is perhaps the best remembered of these encounters, but there...

I think the Admins should remove the display of flags next to the names of the members. That will save everybody a lot of trouble from false flags. Posters and posts should be judged for their content alone.

Pakistan acted on China’s advice: PM LAHORE - Terming President Zardari’s India visit as “very successful and important”, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said that opening of trade with India would go a long way in promoting stability in the region bring...

What Did J.D. Salinger, Leo Tolstoy, and Sarah Bernhardt Have in Common? - WSJ.com The surprising—and continuing—influence of Swami Vivekananda, the pied piper of the global yoga movement By A. L. BARDACH ^Swami Vivekananda, the Bengali monk who brought yoga to the United States...

A ‘vibrant' approach A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT With its “Vibrant Gujarat” campaign and an aggressive industrial policy, the State hopes to achieve a growth rate of 15 per cent by 2013. Nano cars outside the Tata Motors plant in Sanand. GUJARAT has had for some time the extremely...