Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi Samira Hussain BBC News, Dharamshala AFP The Nobel Peace Prize-winning spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism reaches a milestone this week Hundreds of followers of the Dalai Lama have gathered in northern India for the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader’s 90th birthday, amid growing anticipation that he could give a clue about...
Nikhil Inamdar BBC News, London The Trustees of the British Museum Gouache painting on paper depicting goddess Lakṣmi A new exhibition at the British Museum in London showcases the rich journey of India’s spiritual art. Titled Ancient India: Living Traditions, it brings together 189 remarkable objects spanning centuries. Visitors can explore everything from 2,000-year-old sculptures...
“Fans are close to the pitch and really in sync with the players,” explains Gaizka Atxa, founder of a supporters’ group named after Fred Pentland, a legendary former English coach of the club. “The environment is usually overwhelming for rivals that come to San Mames. It’s intimidating, especially in La Liga. In Spain, I don’t...
Tábor, Czech Republic Editor’s Notes Why have I bothered to do this? I became interested in Petr Chelčický when I read Tolstoy’s The Kingdom of God is Within You, in which he laments Chelčický’s obscurity and exposes the “conspiracy of silence” that surrounds the Gospel’s message of nonviolence. I found and transcribed all of the...
IOM: Spiritual Wasteland (Cruel Nature) Out Now DL/Cassette As IOM, the new album from Iker Ormazabal Martinez on Cruel Nature Records, Spiritual Wastelands refuses to censor the view that some people are afraid to acknowledge as more than just a disconcerting vision, whilst others pray that its existence is a nothing but factual. Review and...