Martin Scorsese’s film about the early life of the 14th Dalai Lama, from his discovery by Buddhist leaders in 1939 to his escape from Tibet twenty years later. The real story is fascinating but I thought the movie was mediocre. The cast of local, untrained actors was impressive.
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South Asian Folklore (Book)
Book description… “This book is a brief but thorough introduction to folklore from South Asia, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The volume begins with an overview of the cultural background of South Asia, and examines different types of folklore and the difficulties of defining and classifying folklore genres. It then provides a substantial selection of legends, tales, myths, riddles, jokes, and other pieces of folklore from South Asia. This is […]
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