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...sometimes far from chivalrous. And while our hero's love for Naushervan's half-Chinese daughter, Mehr-Nigar, is enduring, the story is punctuated by his frequent dalliances, including a romp with an otherworldly fairy. The mischievous and frequently lewd antics of Amir Hamza's trickster accomplice, Amar Ayyar, would also have mullahs tearing their hair out - as well as audiences laughing out loud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Neglected Epic | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

...talking of the fabulous girl in Coorg who could live without food or drink. Indian newspapers rushed correspondents to interview tiny (4 ft. 11 in.) Dhanalakshmi Aiyanna, 18, daughter of an assistant manager of a Coorg coffee estate. Followers of Hindu mysticism organized pilgrimages to her home. Judge Panchapakesa Ayyar of the Madras high court announced after a talk with the girl that he was sure she had pierced an ancient yoga myster-"Vayu Bhakshina [aiir-food], an art known only to our sages and described in our sacred books...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Coorg's Miracle | 11/30/1953 | See Source »

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