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MANGOES & CURRY LEAVES/ JEFFREY ALFORD, NAOMI DUGUID Almost as much travelogue as cookbook, this hefty photo-laden tome takes readers on a culinary tour of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The authors are regular travelers to the region, and the text often reads like a letter from a more than usually adventurous friend--a friend who knows a lot about food. The recipes can be ingredient heavy and complicated but reward the effort with authentically spicy Goan pork vindaloo, Bengali fish in broth, salsas and sambols, as well as diverse breads and rice dishes that make eating almost...
...associates have doubled the number of schools and libraries Room to Read sets up in underprivileged Asian countries to nearly 2,200. Success doesn't depend on throwing money at the problem. Instead, Wood seeks to make the community a stakeholder by encouraging local contributions. For example, in Nepal, families brought 50-kg bags of grain which were sold off, raising $1,500 to add to Room to Read's $8,000. Wood, 41, a former Microsoft executive, combines the passion of a crusader with the calculation?and ambition?of a CEO. The lofty goal: 20,000 schools and libraries...
...Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment 2 1/2 millenniums ago and became the Buddha. Today Buddhism is a religion associated with East Asia--with Thailand, China or Japan--where most of the world's Buddhists live. Yet Buddhism began in India at that very spot. The Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal, lived in eastern India, attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya and then wandered the nearby country, preaching and making his first converts. For hundreds of years after his death, as Buddhism spread, pilgrims came from as far away as China and Central Asia to see the places where the master lived...
...nomadic Masai in East Africa whereby the Africans receive direct benefits from tourism and guests are exposed to the tribe's culture. Wilderness Travel This pioneering adventure-travel company is committed to low- impact tourism, support of conservation and cultural groups and fair working conditions. In Peru and Nepal, it provides guides with boots and health insurance. Lindblad Expeditions These small cruise ships go everywhere from Antarctica to the Galápagos. When a traveler donates $250 or more to a cause like the Galápagos Conservation Fund, he or she receives a $250 travel voucher toward a future...
...SENTENCED. SHER BAHADUR DEUBA, 59, former Prime Minister of Nepal; to two years in prison for embezzlement; in Kathmandu. After Nepal's King Gyanendra seized power this February, he established a controversial corruption commission that charged Deuba with involvement in a $5.3 million fraudulent deal to award a road construction contract. Deuba has denounced the verdict as "political assassination" and has vowed to fight his conviction. He is the highest-ranking Nepalese leader ever to be found guilty of corruption...