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Cultural Chauvinism
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Cultural Chauvinism

Cultural myopia is unacceptable in a world where communication is narrowing the gap s between people and their religious and social practices.

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November 2019
Celebrating The Mahatma
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Celebrating The Mahatma

“Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.” - Young India, 23 March 1922

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November 2019
Malathy's Musings - The Oil Bath
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Malathy's Musings - The Oil Bath

The Romans had their thermaes, the Finns have their saunas and the Turks, Turkish baths.

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November 2019
Book Cricket
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Book Cricket

‘It’s not cricket’ – Anon.

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November 2019
Shaam-e-Ghazal - The Anatomy of an Indian Musical Evening
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Shaam-e-Ghazal - The Anatomy of an Indian Musical Evening

It is usually unspoken. But that night, at a concert of Indian ghazals, lyric love poems sung beautifully by the London-based classical singer, Uttara Sukanya Joshi, the origin of Indian music was explained.

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November 2019
Bhutan - A Magical Kingdom In The Clouds
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Bhutan - A Magical Kingdom In The Clouds

The King puts National Happiness ahead of Economy

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November 2019