India’s Controversial Baby Dropping Ritual Is Back
April 9, 2012
The devotee scales the high walls of the religious shrine on a rope, a bucket dangling off his back. Once he is at the top
The devotee scales the high walls of the religious shrine on a rope, a bucket dangling off his back. Once he is at the top
Graveyards in Manila can be a strange sight for first-time visitors. Some of them hold a strong resemblance to mini-townships, with no sign of the
As with any other piece of music, it is quite impossible to describe through words what exactly Tuvan throat singing is. I could try to
It’s things like the Cinnamon Challenge that strengthen my belief that people will do the dumbest things if they think it’s cool. Because who in
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It’s often said that in order to de-stress, you need to keep the inner child alive. But what if there was a person who kept
Have you ever been so angry that you just wanted to hurl that laptop right across the room, but restrained yourself in the interest of
It’s the stuff that ancient legends are made of, but I guess you could call the story of Aba Defar a modern-day miracle. How else
How many times have you wished you could soar through the sky like a bird, only to remind yourself that it wasn’t possible? For me,
Just yesterday, we wrote about Dr. Life, the man with a 70-year-old’s face and a 20-year-old bodybuilder’s physique. Well, now in the news is another 70-year-old
Ever came across someone so annoyingly chatty that you wanted to shoot them with an invisible gun and shut them up? Well, you might just
Now here’s a hobby that’s bound to leave a bad aftertaste. Ani K, from Kerala, India, makes paintings using his tongue. No, he doesn’t hold
What could make a game like ping pong more interesting? Abandon the paddles and blow the ball across, of course! And that’s exactly what Blo-Ball
Some may find it blasphemous, but for the members of Pantokrator Church in Bogota, Colombia, Heavy Metal is a form of pure devotional worship. I