Rich History of Religious Tolerance Among the Buddhist Faithful
By Jawahar Malhotra YANGON, MYANMAR: Remarkably fast changing Yangon – or as I fondly like to call it, Rangoon – is at a confluence of its modern history, with old buildings being torn down to make place for newer modern high-rises. My son Jeremy bemoaned the loss of the cinema hall on Bogyoke Aung San […]
August 18, 2017Comments Off on Rich History of Religious Tolerance Among the Buddhist FaithfulRead More
A Drumbeat for Help Awakens the Spirituality of Yangon
By Jawahar Malhotra YANGON, MYANMAR: We had just left the Jana Mon Ethnic Cuisine restaurant on Nandawon Street, a short taxi ride away north of the towering Shwedagon Pagoda site and were walking back past the residential area, a little past 9:30 at night. The restaurant, which serves ethnic Mon food, is a favorite of […]
June 16, 2017Comments Off on A Drumbeat for Help Awakens the Spirituality of YangonRead More