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• Koh-i-Noor – The Cursed Diamond
  on May 13, 2012 in Pre-modern / Imperial India
  Tucked away in an old Hindu text dating back to the year 1306 is the following description:“He who owns this diamond will own the world,but will also know all its misfortunes.Only God, or a woman, can wear it with impunity.”Such was the curse of...
• An Explosive Murder – The Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi (Part 1)
  on Apr 26, 2012 in Modern India
  If the sudden assassination of Indira Gandhi in 1984 proved to be a great shock for both India and the rest of the world, the assassination of her son 7 years later proved to be equally shocking. Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination came amidst rocky times...
• An Explosive Murder – The Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi (Part 2)
  on Apr 25, 2012 in Modern India
  In the previous half of this article, I have covered a summary of the events that led up to the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, son of renowned Indira Gandhi and one of the most well-remembered figures in India’s modern history. In this half of the...
• Sisters of the Modern Dynasty – the Soong Sisters (Part 1)
  on Apr 15, 2012
  There is a common adage in China that remains to this day, “One loved money, one loved power, and one loved the country” (一个爱钱，一个爱权，一个爱国). This notable saying, popularized by none other than Chairman Mao himself, pays...
• Sisters of the Modern Dynasty – the Soong Sisters (Part 2)
  on Apr 14, 2012
  The Soong Sisters with their mother, Madam Ni Guizhen (倪桂珍, Ní Guìzhēn) (1869 – 1931)(Continued from previous part)Later life of Soong Ai-lingAi-ling was more adept in business and financial matters compared to politics. She stayed in...
• “Allahu-akbar!” (“God is great!”) – the Great Emperor Akbar
  on Mar 21, 2012 in Pre-modern / Imperial India
  In the year 1582, a letter arrived for King Philip II (1527 – 1598) of Spain. Part of the letter read as follows:“As most men are fettered by bonds of tradition, and by imitating ways followed by their fathers, ancestors, relatives and acquaintan...
• “For the sake of China’s Millions!” – Christianity in the Late Qing Dynasty (Part 1a)
  on Feb 22, 2012 in Christianity in China
  “People of the Western Ocean (Europeans), should they propagate in the country the religion of the Lord of Heaven, or clandestinely print books, or collect congregations to be preached to, and thereby deceive many people, or should any Tartar or Ch...
• “For the sake of China’s Millions!” – Christianity in the Late Qing Dynasty (Part 1b)
  on Feb 21, 2012 in Christianity in China
  (Continued from previous part)Sichuan ProvinceLocation of Sichuan Province in ChinaThe southwestern province of Sichuan, being a remote province far from the imperial capital and coastal ports, saw a relatively later introduction of Catholic Christia...
• “For the sake of China’s Millions!” – Christianity in the Late Qing Dynasty (Part 2)
  on Feb 20, 2012 in Christianity in China
  In the previous part of this article, you have read about the situation and status of Catholic Christianity in the 1700s right up to the mid-1800s when the unequal treaties between several Western powers and Qing China were signed. Despite the fact t...
• “For the sake of China’s Millions!” – Christianity in the Late Qing Dynasty (Part 3a)
  on Feb 19, 2012 in Christianity in China
  At the turn of the 19th century, the far-sighted missionary vision of one man brought Protestant Christianity into an ancient and elaborate civilization that was still openly hostile to the message of the gospel. Taking a leap of faith at the crossro...

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