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India's Freshwater Turtles Are Natural River Cleanup Crew, and They're Disappearing Fast

The biology behind the cleanupIndia has 29 species of freshwater turtles, and several of them are obligate scavengers, meaning their digestive systems are specifically adapted to break down decomposing flesh and organic matter that other animals avoid. The Indian softshell turtle (Nilssonia gangetica) and the Indian flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata)…

Times Life · Sep 23

The Buddhist Circuit: Sarnath, Kushinagar and Shravasti With Real Timings and Itinerary Tips

Start at Varanasi, Not Bodh GayaMost people building this circuit assume Bodh Gaya in Bihar is the logical starting point. It is the most important site in Buddhism, the place of the Enlightenment, but it is not the most logical entry into the UP leg of the circuit. If you…

Times Life · Sep 10

After Bodh Gaya, the Buddha's Pilgrimage Story Lives On in Vaishali and Kesaria, Bihar

The City That Loved Him FirstVaishali loved the Buddha before the world had decided what to make of him. The Licchavis, the republic's ruling clan, whose democratic assembly system scholars still cite as one of antiquity's most organised, followed him in such numbers when he left for the last time…

Times Life · Sep 10

Akanksha Dubey suicide case: Bhojpuri singer Samar Singh lands in jail

VARANASI: The court of remand magistrate Kirti Singh on Saturday ordered to send the prime accused in Bhojpuri actress Akanksha Dubey suicide case and singer Samar Singh to 14 days judicial custody after Sarnath police produced him before the court after bringing from Ghaziabad.

The Times of India · Apr 8, 2023

Photo exhibition to retrace Lord Buddha's footsteps

When mentioning Buddhist pilgrimage sites, four places -- those associated with the life of Lord Buddha -- come to mind. Three of them are Bodh Gaya in Bihar (the site of enlightenment); Sarnath (the location of the first sermon); Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh, (the site of Buddha's parinirvana) India; and…

Bangkok Post · Aug 18, 2022

Process to translate, publish original Buddhist manuscripts from Nalanda, Vikramshila under way: Bihar Minister

Bihar Art and Culture Minister Alok Ranjan informed the Assembly that the process has been started by the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies at Sarnath

The Hindu · Mar 18, 2022