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Ramayana weaves a trail across South and Southeast Asia
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 10/02/2020
» When Bala Venketeswara Rao Sankuratri, a researcher from Sri Lanka, proposed that about a dozen countries join together to issue a "Ramayana visa" for travellers, he found instant support in a hall packed with devotees of the Sanskrit epic and its regional variants.
Bloom and doom
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 02/04/2018
» When the American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "The earth laughs in flowers", he didn't have the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand in mind. But the premature blooming of rhododendrons in parts of the Indian Himalayan region is putting frowns on the faces of scientists, who believe it could be linked to climate change.
Thailand beckons more Indian holidaymakers
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 25/12/2017
» Millions of Indians will soon be heading to foreign shores to ring in the New Year. A large number of them will be landing in Thailand, confirming the status of the Land of Smiles as a favoured destination.