Beneath the roof of the world
In one scene in his travel memoir Red Dust, Ma Jian – who has fled Beijing to escape arrest in the Campaign against Spiritual Pollution – describes dining with a doctor and his friends on an owl that they had stolen that afternoon from the dissection lab in the local hospital.
Film-makers call up Google to help find new face of Buddha
A Worldwide search has been launched to try to find the face of the Buddha. A film about the life and teachings of Siddharth Gautam, the historical founder of Buddhism, is planned
Talking Up Enlightenment: Neuroscientists hear – and applaud – the Dalai Lama
Many years ago a curious boy looked through a telescope and, on seeing the shadows in the craters of the moon, realized he had to make a choice.
MGAC launches Save Tibet – Secure India campaign
To mark the 47 years of Chinese occupation of Tibet, Dr Mahesh Yadav, President of Mahatma Gandhi Global Amity Council (MGAC), Bhopal started off “Save Tibet – Secure India”