Breaking Through
Buddha Dharma Magazine February 10, 2012 After twenty-one years of intensive study, Kelsang Wangmo, a German-born Tibetan Buddhist nun, has become the first woman to receive the prestigious geshe degree. Amy […]
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Beyond Translation
Christian Science Monitor November 22, 2011 Over the years, “chinglish” – those merrily mangled Chinese-to-English translations found in China– have spawned a subculture. Books and websites showcase how in China, mundane […]
Dancing robots: Invitation to the Dance
Economist, Babbage September 20th 2011 AS THE violins soar, a lone dancer lopes gracefully across the stage of the Joyce Theatre in New York. But this is no solo. Two […]
Don’t Fear the e-Reaper
Economist.com August 2, 2011 AS BORDERS started liquidating its remaining American bookstores last week, the death knell for print books in the digital age tolled ever louder. But on July […]
Through India’s Spiritual Landscape
OCTOBER 30, 2009 Much has changed since William Dalrymple moved to India in 1989 to write “City of Djinns,” his best-selling portrait of Delhi at the dawn of India’s economic […]
Tibetan Monks and Nuns Turn Their Minds Toward Science
New York Times June 30 2009 At the Dalai Lama’s urging, exiled monastics seek more physical knowledge. DHARAMSALA, India — Tibetan monks and nuns spend their lives studying the inner […]
Delhi’s Subway Builder
Forbes Asia May 11, 2009 The managing director is 77 years old, spiritual and is laying tracks like there’s no tomorrow. On a recent Saturday morning Elattuvalapil Sreedharan arrived at […]
Truckmaker puts Delhi’s roads on the map
Financial Times October 29 2008 Vikram Lal saw a business opportunity where others saw only chaos. He is the driving force behind Eicher Maps, which in 1996 published the first […]
The Dalai Lama’s Embrace
Financial Times March 20, 2008 At the end of a two-hour press conference this week in northern India, the Dalai Lama amiably greeted the crowd of journalists before him. As he […]
Marriage at the click of a button
Financial Times March 18, 2008 The aftermath of the dotcom bubble in 2001 was a bad time to be launching an internet start-up, particularly one specialising in matrimonial listings for […]
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