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Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara, Thai Buddhism’s supreme patriarch, dies at 100
BANGKOK (TIP): Thai doctors say the supreme patriarch, the head of the country’s Buddhist monks, has died. He was 100. Chulalongkorn hospital doctors say Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara died on October 23 from an infection in […]
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Council Member Daniel Dromm leads demand for Diwali as School Holiday
NEW YORK (TIP): Council Member Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights, Elmhurst), along with several elected officials and community members, are demanding that the Department of Education designate the Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh holiday of Diwali […]
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Bhutan Revisited: Balancing Modernity With Tradition
Like a giant Brahminy kite swooping down on its prey, Drukair’s Airbus, plumed in the national colours of orange and yellow, veered sharply to the left over the Himalayas to head for an unexpected v-shaped […]
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Ajanta Caves A Legacy From The Golden Age
Ajanta and Ellora are the pride of Maharashtra. The rock-cut caves of both these sites are world famous and illustrate the degree of skill and artistry that Indian craftsmen had achieved several hundred years ago. […]
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SIKKIM beckons you
Sikkim, a mountainous region in the eastern Himalayas, has 600 species of birds, or about half of the over 1200 species to be found in India. Perched between Nepal in the west, Bhutan in the […]