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In Tajikistan, Clerics And Government Officials Are Deciding What Women Should Wear
Women’s clothes are high on the government’s agenda once again in Tajikistan, where authorities and Islamic leaders are…
Deepavali, Celebrating Festival of Lights
Amsterdam, Berlin (16/11 – 10) Diwali, a.k.a. Deepavali, is a Hindu religious celebration as well as a traditional…
Sri Lanka’s New Visa-free Policy for India; Culture and Religion Are Magnet for Indian Tourists
Now that India and travellers from six other countries – China, Russia, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia and Thailand, can…
Kazakh State Academic Korean Theater Tours South Korea
Brussels (21/08 – 62.50) The theatrical performance, 40 Days of Miracles was shown in the main concert hall…
National Museum of Kazakhstan Sees Record-Breaking Visitor Numbers Since Start of 2023
Some 310,000 people have visited the National Museum of Kazakhstan since the beginning of this year, a record…
Sewage Overload: Why the Ganga Remains Polluted Despite Cleanliness Drives
At least 71% of the river’s monitoring stations reported alarming levels of faecal coliform in January 2023. On…
Indic Textiles: The History of Saree
Mainstream historical discussions have often focused more or less on great wars, monarchical exploits, technological developments, architectural and…
Mongolian Wrestling
The Naadam wrestling competition begins after the opening ceremony and continues for two days until only one champion…
An Elegy to a Pluralistic, Polyglot India Wins Readers and Critics in the West
Geetanjali Shree’s prizewinning novel “Tomb of Sand” pushed the boundaries of experimental writing in Hindi and spotlighted the…
Afghanistan, Iran, West and Women: Dynamics of Power Shifts
Who will talk about Afghanistan’s Mahsa Amini? Since the beginning of time, social constructs have been heavily tilted…