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Apr 18, 2019
Travelling without Moving with Himali Singh Soin
Ritual Telepathy at the Relic-Chamber by Himali Singh Soin is a slowly unfolding work. Slow like the heart of a blue whale, timing six beats per minute -
Apr 02, 2019
Beijing's white paper aimed at preventing revival of Tibet issue, keeping human rights violations by China under wraps
Beijing's latest self-congratulatory document, Democratic Reform in Tibet — 60 Years On, is an attempt to arrest not just the revival of global interest on Tibet issue but also dismiss Dalai Lama's latest assertions that the next Buddha reincarnation may be found in India -
Mar 22, 2019
Understanding mental illness: The all-consuming nature of anxiety, and why we should relax into it
When you have chronic palpitations from anxiety, you’re forced to know that your heart is beating — which makes anxiety, in a sense, a sign of life. -
Mar 15, 2019
60 years ago the Dalai Lama escaped China-ruled Tibet: Dressed as a Chinese soldier, he walked for two days to cross over to India
On 31 March the Dalai Lama walked across the border into the Indian state of Assam. "The Dalai Lama entered India on 31 March in the evening," Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru announced on 3 April -
Mar 03, 2019
Understanding mental illness: Examining the relationship between self-doubt and sanity
Fear of uncertainty is very human. But the ability to stand on shifting sands – and our sanity – depend on how flexible our perception of ourselves can be -
Feb 06, 2019
Photographer Thomas Laird on his 30-year commitment to saving Tibetan Buddhist murals
Not all of the murals in Tibet can be seen or studied, and many of them are disappearing. Thomas Laird's photographs could be the last evidence that these murals ever existed -
Feb 04, 2019
Sri Lanka rejects Independence Day reprieve for firebrand Buddhist monk Galagodaatte Gnanasara, keeps him behind bars
Galagodaatte Gnanasara has long been accused of instigating hate crimes against minority Muslims in Buddhist-majority Sri Lanka. Since December, 2018 he has been serving concurrent jail sentences over disruptive behaviour in court and intimidating a woman litigant -
Feb 04, 2019
Understanding mental illness: Metaphors that cause you harm, and metaphors that help you heal
Is metaphorising – some might even say romanticising – mental illness a privilege of those who have access to private psychiatry, medication, therapists and readings? Or does it belong just as much to those who travel from all over Karnataka and beyond, wait hours in the NIMHANS out-patient department and then stand for 90 minutes in the three-pronged pharmacy queue? -
Dec 06, 2018
BR Ambedkar's 62nd Death Anniversary: For the Dalit leader, accepting Buddhism was rediscovering his roots
Ambedkar saw conversion to Buddhism as the means to break age-old caste barriers, repudiate oppressive Hindu dogmas and reignite self-esteem among the untouchables in India. -
Sep 25, 2018
Mythology for the Millennial: Why Ganesha, remover of obstacles, enjoys an enduring popularity among devotees
There's a Ganesha — the potbellied, elephant-headed, rat-riding Indian god — almost everywhere you look, and his stories are always popular with children.
