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...more and more young Sikh men are relinquishing the turban - considered the very core of a Sikh man's cultural and religious identity - community leaders have hailed Singh's win as, literally, a godsend. Sikh blogs have been pointing out that Singh was declared a winner on Guru Nanak Jayanti, the anniversary of the birth of the founder of Sikhism. And he has been honored by the Akal Takht, the highest seat of the Sikh clergy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India 'Idol' Launches a New Turban Legend | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...Bangalore, but no description of booming India could be complete without a look at such cities as Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh and Jaipur. After all, northern India encompasses the wonders of the Taj Mahal, a growing software industry and the country's first shopping malls for the average consumer. Jayanti Jha Chandigarh, India You did not mention one of the greatest reasons for India's economic success: of the country's hundreds of languages, the one spoken in common by the upcoming generation is English. China is just now catching on to the necessity of learning English. Just wait until China...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India Ascending | 7/18/2006 | See Source »

Until the summer of 1956, the Chinese had some level of trust in me. Then I had the opportunity to visit India to take part in the Buddha Jayanti ceremony to celebrate the Buddha's birthday. I wanted to visit the sacred land of Buddhism, but the Chinese authorities were against my leaving Tibet. I decided to go anyway. In India, I met many of the country's leaders and freedom fighters. I was very happy. But in one way, I think, that visit spoiled my good relations with China...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: His Journey: Exile | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

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