Outside the museum, a group of people held statues of Buddha on their heads, protesting for the freedom of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya from Hindu priests.
In what part of the world is a community denied full control over its holiest shrines? Except us?” asked Akash Lama, the general secretary of the All India Buddhist Forum.
The associate professor said we're lucky India didn't have industrial landscape changes before the 80s. It’s why the images taken from spy satellites of America are great for her research.
In 'Casting The Buddha,' Shashank Shekhar Sinha explores the journey of Buddhism in India through historical sites, stupas, temples, monasteries, and caves.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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