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Issue 99 | February 2010

Like No Other

It was during the heydays of the Panchayati Raj when royalty held sway over the country and the king’s men were all powerful. I was taking a stroll along Durbar...

A Sadhu by the River

A Sadhu by the River

Tell us your story, baba. The paths you have trodden on your darkened bare feet. The pains you have suffered on your journeys and the tears you have shed -...

Tudals: More than Struts

Tudals: More than Struts

The fierce looking Leographs carved on the side struts of the temples of the Kathmandu Valley give you quite a fright at times. Other times, you are amazed by the...

Oh Babaji! Men Of A Different Cloth

Oh Babaji! Men Of A Different Cloth

This February is the month of Lord Shiva, when Mahashivaratri (The Night of Lord Shiva) comes again. The Indian sub-continent will celebrate this festival with great and, at times, wild...

Seeking Shiva

Seeking Shiva

Mount Kailash, located in western Tibet, is a huge mass of black rock soaring to over 22,000 ft. According to legend, it is the abode of Lord Shiva and...

A Child in Search of a Welcoming Door

A Child in Search of a Welcoming Door

Prix des Droits de l’Homme de la Republique Francaise 2009’ was the prestigious honor awarded to the non-governmental organization, Voice of Children (VOC) along with Enfants et Development (EeD). To...

A Story of the Super Seed: Rudraksha

“Hearing or reading the glory of Rudraksham can drive away the sins of anybody. Be devoted or not, scholar or illiterate, whomsoever it be, one who wears the Rudraksha will...

Hamra Hajurama

Hamra Hajurama

What happens when six wordsmiths and seven photographers work in pairs, traveling around the nation, working relentlessly in search of stories on Hajuramas (Grandmothers)? You get a gem of a...

On Smoking Marijuana

On Smoking Marijuana

The word Marijuana is used for the dried flowers, seeds and leaves of the hemp plant. The plant ‘Cannabis sativa’ grows readily in many parts of the world. The drug...