Remembering Writer Gore Vidal; New Findings on Hindu Success in America; Funnyman Stephen Colberts Music Festival JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm June Simms. This week, we look at plans for a just announced

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New York Bay Cleanup Focuses on Hindu Ritual Items The sound of gentle waves and the call of wild shorebirds are normally all you can hear on the shores of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, an oasis of nature just a few kilometers from the bustling urban

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The remote village of Kodinji in southern India, population about 13,500, is home to more than 100 pairs of twins, and 90% of those were born within the last 18 years. No one quite knows why, and no published study explains the phenomenon. At the las

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Diwali is the Hindu New Year festival and the biggest occasion in the Hindu calendar. It is also celebrated by Sikhs and Jains. It is called the festival of lights because it celebrates the victory of good (light) over evil (darkness). The name of th

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Ms Poonam travels to small towns, largely in Hindi-speaking parts of north and central India, and repeatedly finds the same mix of aspiration and anger. 普那姆女士走访小城镇,主要是在印度北部及中心的印地语区地带,屡次发

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 23 December 2007 In an election with ramifications beyond the borders of the Indian state of Gujarat, the conservative Hindu nationalist party has won re-election with an absolute majority. The results are giving rise to spe

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In India's eastern Orissa State, spiraling violence between Hindus and Christians has killed at least nine people. From New Delhi, Anjana Pasricha reports on the religious tensions gripping the region. Smoke rises from a church torched by hard-line

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Officials in West Bengal state say the tragedy occurred early Thursday, when hundreds of devotees scrambled to take the first boat service to Sagar Island - the venue for a Hindu religious festival known as the Gangasagar Mela. Anjana Pasricha | New

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now to a musical controversy in South India. First, we have to explain something called Carnatic singing. It's a type of classical music rooted in Hinduism. Some fans of this are angry because some performers are using this style

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Hello,Im Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta,and here is a look at whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS. President Bush says yesterday's House rejection of the financial rescue plan is not the end of the story. The president says he is talking

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By Chad Bouchard Yogyakarta, Indonesia 04 June 2006 Pieces of destroyed columns are seen scattered at a damaged Hindu temple in Prambanan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Parts of the world famous Prambanan tem

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By Aunshuman Apte and Niharika Acharya Washington 17 September 2007 TheHindu community in the southern U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia recently opened a new religious and cultural center. The $19 million facility is the largest temple of its kind in th

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India's Supreme Court, citing security concerns, has halted the opening of the last vault at a Hindu temple where billions of dollars worth of treasures have been uncovered. More than $20 billion in gold, jewels, and ancient artifacts were found buri

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 26 December 2007 Curfews have been imposed in four districts in the Indian state of Orissa after rioters attacked churches, police stations and homes. VOA's Steve Herman reports from New Delhi that the violence started with

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My name is Jeff Eagar. I'm from Canada but I just spent six months in India and I love India. I think India is my favorite country in the whole world. India is very interesting. It's real life. It's the good and the bad, and the rich and the poor, an

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Todd:Hello, Nitya. (Hi) How are you today? (Great) Now, Nitya, can you talk a little a bit about where are you from? Nitya: OK, I'm from India, the Northern part of India, and from a very small city, but the oldest one in India. It's considered a ver

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My name is Jeff Eagar. I'm from Canada but I just spent six months in India and I love India. I think India is my favorite country in the whole world. India is very interesting. It's real life. It's the good and the bad, and the rich and the poor, an

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For millions of devout Hindus, it is time yet again to soak in the spiritual energy of what is perhaps the world's largest religious gathering - the Maha Kumbh mela or Grand Pitcher Festival. The 55-day festival is being held in the holy city of Alla

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India's Hindu nationalists: 印度的印度教民族主义者: Men in shorts 穿短裤的人们 The election over, Narendra Modi may drop the Hindu right 选举结束,纳伦德拉莫迪或许将限制印度教权力。 Not physical jerks 这可不是

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Leaders 社论 India 印度 Would Modi save India or wreck it? 莫迪是印度的救星还是克星? India's Muslims have reason to fear Narendra Modi. He should reach out to them. 莫迪令印度的穆斯林教徒害怕也是情有可原的,他应

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