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You'll always have mummy-papa bankAfter spending 46 years as a sadhu, an Indian man returned to his hometown, humbly requesting alms from his aging mother. This poignant mom...
‘I isolated myself, gained 45 kilos’: How IAS officer Pari Bishnoi transformed her life and cracked India's toughest exam UPSC with AIR 30IAS officer Pari Bishnoi, who achieved AIR 30 in UPSC, shared her journey of overcoming stress eating and gaining 45 kilos after failing he...
IIT Baba, who left Rs 36 LPA job for spirituality, gets married to Bengaluru techie. Who is Abhay Singh?Abhay Singh, the IIT Bombay engineer turned spiritual seeker, has married Preetika. The couple tied the knot at the Aghanjhar Mahadev Templ...
SIR showdown: Monk turns to police as family denies identity, withholds documents in KanpurA monk in Kanpur, Sarvesh Sachan (aka Kallu), had to seek police help after his family refused to recognize him and withheld his documents ...
'Thank God, we fled': Thai grandmother returns to ruined home after border conflictFollowing intense border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, Koon Kantho, a resident of Kantharalak, Thailand, narrowly escaped her home...
The mystical process of finding Dalai Lama's reincarnationThe Dalai Lama has declared that his Gaden Phodrang Trust will identify his reincarnation, challenging China's claim to choose his successo...
The Dalai Lama: Tibet's spiritual leader, bane of BeijingTenzin Gyatso, who describes himself as a "simple Buddhist monk", became the face of the Tibetan cause as he crisscrossed the globe, mixing...
Yogi Adityanath:'Bulldozer Baba' comes back strongerWith BJP's return to power in Uttar Pradesh, the monk-politician has consolidated his place in the organisation.
Thousands mourn Buddhist monk who brought mindfulness to the WestThe Zen master, whose reach within Buddhism was seen as second only to the Dalai Lama, died aged 95 on Saturday at the Tu Hieu Pagoda in th...
What the world can learn from Bhutan's rapid COVID vaccine rolloutSchools, monasteries and other public buildings were used as vaccination centres. Keeping vaccines sufficiently cold at smaller locations c...
Myanmar junta warns public not to hide fugitive protestersPolice are now hunting seven people who have lent vocal support to the protests, including some of the country's most famous democracy acti...
This researcher is retracing Hiuen Tsang’s 16,000-km journey to rediscover lost Buddhist sites and monumentsFor nearly 4 months, Deepak Anand walked 15-20 km daily.
To fully inhabit this world, listen to stories of othersWe are familiar with those who migrate in search of better lives. The agonies of those who lose their homes are a lot more severe.
Why entrepreneurs are being viewed as social smugglersWhat led to a land that once celebrated vysyas to look down upon them? The latter’s generosity solely towards monks could have contributed.
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Country liquor parties being used to persuade the poor in villagesIn places where every party used to be fuelled by Narangi, there's an array of products with names like Bebo, Kareena, Roxy, Mastiyo, Bijli...
- China builds police station at highest border point in Tibet
China has set up a police station at the highest border point in Tibet as part of measures to ensure lasting "peace and stability" along Ti...
- Dispute over Karmapa title
Besides Ughen Thinley Dorje, two others have been enthroned as 17th Karmapa.
Solitary splendour: Leh's colourful festival amid beauty of LadakhLeh’s colourful festival amid the austere beauty of Ladakh, heightens the spiritual quotient of all those who go there.
- Lantau island in Hong Kong: Buddha's isle
Lantau is just 190 mins away from Hong Kong but is a place where the Buddha and Disney’s fairy tale world co-exist in peaceful duality.
- After crackdown, Myanmar's monks go into hiding
Just two weeks ago, Yin Phoe Htoo's life was governed by the austere but peaceful routines of the Yangon monastery where he has spent the p...