A Nepali idiom for ritual absurdity is biralo bandhney, or "tying the cat". It tells the story of a Brahmin performing the shraddha ceremony for his departed ancestor
Young Hindu boys and girls have a rich cultural heritage which they must try to understand as they prepare for life. In this article, an American friend who has lived
Sex on the BBC
BBC is into sex. The bastion of propriety, after spending years broadcasting on all conceivable issues, has finally waken up to what is possibly the most
Commentary
Let Us Keep It That Way
April 1996
The BJP, which might just make the government in Delhi in May, has stated explicitly in its election manifesto, that it
The Chahma are too small to be so fragmented and scattered, but there is little incentive for anyone to try and redress their condition.
On 15 August 1947, the Indian
While Chinghis Khan looks down from his newly-burnished pedestal, a Buddhist renaissance gains momentum on the steppes of Mongolia.
A gathering of almost 2 percent of a country´s
