Word: kali
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Kali, the Dark Mother, wife of Siva in the Hindu pantheon, is black and terrible. Death and destruction are her province; her eyes and the palms of her four hands are red, her tongue protrudes, corpses are her earrings and around her neck is a string of skulls. In times gone by, Kali was occasionally offered human sacrifices; in modern India she must make do with the blood of goats. But not always...
...better place to die in-and to ward off death when possible. Mother Teresa and 62 sisters of the six-year-old Roman Catholic Order of the Missionaries of Charity are running one of Asia's most remarkable missions at the very gate of the temple of Kali, Hindu goddess of destruction...
...name she took when she became a nun) studied nursing and moved into the slums. She organized outdoor schools and set up a dispensary, petitioned the municipal authorities for a shelter to which the dying destitute could be brought. She was given the pilgrim hostel at the gate of Kali's temple in Kalighat, the most ancient quarter of the city, named it Nirmal Hriday (Pure Heart) and went to work...
...saris; in teaching hygiene to the poor, they are able to point out that it is possible to dress neatly and cleanly with only one change of clothes.) Friendly Subsidy. At first Indian authorities, traditionally antimissionary, were as suspicious of the new order as were the priests of Kali. But by now, both have become friendly; the municipal government has even granted Mother Teresa a $200-a-month subsidy...
...victims, one of the bound policemen sneezed, distracting the firing detail so much that all the shots missed. Worried by this bad-luck omen, Man Singh strode to the staked men and demanded: "To which caste do you belong?" Protested the policemen: "We are Moslems!" This explained everything. Kali desired no Moslem sacrifices-only Hindus. Man Singh untied the prisoners, sternly bade them go. Thankfully the policemen stumbled into the jungle and made their way back to their post...