Lopamudra Column

The modern history of nursing in South Asia begins with a military-run school in Fort St. George Madras

A cultural anthropologist takes the reader around the region to savor the colorful traditions

This spring, agricultural and New Year festival is celebrated in Tibet, Ladakh, Bhutan and by Tibetans refugees abroad.

They had to battle tremendous social and institutional odds to get a medical education and practice.

The ancient and gorgeous Kantha quilt embroidery has found its way into various present-day articles of daily use, including sarees,...

The railways came to Sri Lanka about twelve years after it they did in neighboring India. The beginning was rough...

By Dr.Lopamudra Maitra Bajapai Colombo, April 3 (newsin.asia): It was the French classic adventure novelist Jules Verne, who in his...

By Dr.Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai A cherished exhibit on shelves in gift shops in Sri Lanka is the country’s indigenous wooden...

By Dr.Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai Chewing “bulath” or betel leaves is an ancient tradition across South and South-east Asia and also...

By Dr.Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai/newsin.asia Through time, Indian villages have been counted as an important area of interaction. Though  the village...