India Re-invents its Vibrant Colors
Christian Science Monitor February 23, 2012 Although a traditional craft, block printing’s survival is in fact entwined with globalization. In the 1960s and ’70s, Western designers who followed the “hippie […]
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Showing and saving arts as old as centuries in India
Boston Globe April 8, 2012 UDAIPUR, India – The young puppeteer insists it’s easy. With outstretched hands, he pulls the strings on the foot-tall man at his feet. The puppet […]
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 […]
Following the Tagore Trail
Wall Street Journal Asia November 7, 2011 In 1912 the Irish poet William Butler Yeats came across a poetry manuscript freshly translated from Bengali to English by a writer then […]
Young lawyer aids exile Tibetans with his language and legal skills
Christian Science Monitor September 6, 2011 In Dharmasala, lawyer Vinayak Sharma uses his language and legal skills to help Tibetans facing India’s complex legal system. In this northern Indian hill […]
Indian monastery aids Tibetan monks facing crackdown
Christian Science Monitor July 11, 2011 The Kirti Monastery in Dharamsala, an Indian hill town home to thousands of exiled Tibetans, has become a crisis center for the turmoil at […]
To The Max
Forbes June 22, 2011 Afghans are making the long trek to India for medical treatment, providing healthy results for both patients and providers. It is a long way from Sayed […]
Organic Farming Finds a Growing Fan Base in India
International Herald Tribune June 3, 2011 DEHRA DUN, INDIA — On Thakur Das’s farm in northern India, rice fields stretch into the distance, creating a chartreuse sea of waist-high stalks. […]
Indian Print Artisans at Work
International Herald Tribune May 26, 2011 JAIPUR, INDIA — From the roof of the mansion comes the rhythmic sound of clinking metal. Mujeeb Ullakhan, a wood block carver, sits on […]
From Hippies to Handbags
Financial Times December 28 2010 Dilip Kapur, founder and president of Hidesign, is agitated. He and ayoung architect are in his office poring over a draft floor plan for a display in […]
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