Faces: People, Places, and Cultures articles from October 2007

Faces: People, Places, and Cultures archives from October 2007

Mystery photo?(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mmmm... what is this? Answer The Taj Mahal is a beautiful building any way you look at it. Here it is reflected in water. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

High 5.
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Do you dream of traveling down a river so large that it's called "the sacred mother river"? Or maybe saying "hello" in 14 languages? Have you heard about the exercise that ties people in knots? In India, you can do...

India.(At a Glance)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Official Name: Republic of India Location: southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. To the east are Bangladesh and Myanmar; to the west, Pakistan; to the north are China and Nepal. ...

The pride and joy of India: the bengal tiger.(CRITTER CORNER)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the sweltering jungle heat of India, a Bengal tiger is on the prowl. Maybe the tiger knows it is being watched. Maybe the tiger is watching you! Don't make a sound. If you're very lucky, you might catch a glimpse...

A fabric woven from many threads.
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Modern India is a land of mystique and knowledge, tradition and modernity living side by side. India is one of the largest working democracies of the world, secular in its governance and traditional in its culture....

Motor madness.
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Imagine this: Your school bus pulls onto a two-lane road, vying with enough traffic to fill an eight-lane highway. There are trucks and cars, taxis and rickshaws. But that's not all. This same road is used by...

Speaking in hindi.(Table)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If you visit India, you'll need lots of paper towels to wipe the sweat running down your face, a big at, a tube of sunscreen lotion, and some knowledge of Hindi. Hindi is the national language of India. In most parts...

The power of peace: Ahimsa and the Indian freedom struggle.
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Armed British police charge at an unarmed crowd of Indians. The police beat the Indians, but not a single Indian lifts a hand to fight back in self-defense. Instead, they suffer the injustice with pride and dignity....

Mother Teresa: Saint of the Gutters.(Biography)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Although she was born with the name Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, she was known as Mother Teresa, the "Saint of the Gutters." She lived her life helping people whom she described as "the hungry, the naked, the homeless, the...

Rich, poor, and in between.
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Everything is first class for Mumbai's top movie stars and business leaders. They live in luxury apartments, dine in world-class restaurants, and enjoy fine entertainment. Their families receive excellent educations...

Hooray for Bollywood!
October 1, 2007... Mili longs to become a movie star. Munna is a streetwise guy with no steady work. Urging Munna to find a good job, Mill breaks into song on the streets of Mumbai. Nearby bystanders begin dancing along with the music's pulsing beat. As the song...

Mother Nature.
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] No one living on the southeastern coast of India on December 26, 2004, had any idea that a giant tidal wave was about to come crashing down on them. Early that morning, a high-magnitude earthquake occurred in the...

Yoga.
October 1, 2007... Have you ever wanted to tie your body up like a pretzel? Me neither! Yet that's the first thing many of us think of when we hear the word "yoga." But if that's all it is, why are yoga centers opening across the world--from South Africa to Japan...

Growing up in India: life in an Indian village.
October 1, 2007... Kanthimathi is a 12-year-old girl who lives in a village called Thisayanvilai. Thisayanvilai is a large Village, with about 15,000 people. Kanthimathi's parents and most of the other adults in the village are agricultural laborers (people who...

Growing up in India: living in an Indian city.
October 1, 2007... My name is Prashanth Kumar. I am 12 years old. I live in Chennai, a coastal city in southern India. I study at Sriniketan's Matriculation School. The school is near my house and I walk to it. I am in the 6th grade. We study a lot of...

Honor your siblings.
October 1, 2007... Beginning in childhood, brothers and sisters in India are encouraged to celebrate the bonds between them. On Raksha-Bandhan, the Thread Festival, which takes place in July or August according to the Hindu lunar calendar, sisters put a little...

Dear Tommy ...(e-Pals)
October 1, 2007... Take two sisters from India, one boy from the United States, and three e-mail addresses, and what do you get? E-pals! That's the e-mail version of pen pals. Here are some of their letters they agreed to share: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Hinduism and Buddhism: a shared heritage.
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hinduism is an ancient faith dating back more than 5,000 years. Buddhism arose from Hinduism about 2 500 years ago as a reform movement, and has developed from a relatively simple faith to a more complex one. Each...

Holy cow!
October 1, 2007... If you've just built a new home in India, you had better have a cow on hand. Hindus in India believe a house must be blessed by a cow before you can move in. And don't even think of killing or hurting the sacred animal--you could be sent to...

The Tai Mahal.
October 1, 2007... India's Taj Mahal, located in Agra, has long been considered one of the world's most beautiful buildings. Built by Shah Jahan, it was a tomb for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died giving birth to their 14th child. Construction began...

Now you're cooking.(Recipe)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Indians like to cook with spices. "Doesn't everyone cook with spices?" you might ask. In America, we might use black pepper on our eggs or put cinnamon on our apple pie, but Indians do more than that. They are...

Ask FACES!
October 1, 2007... Here is your chance to send us your questions about people, places, and cultures from all over the world. Each month, our experts will answer several questions from readers like you. Want to know where the world's highest mountain is located?...

India word search.
October 1, 2007... Can you find these words relating to India in the grid? Look up, down, across, backwards, and diagonally. BOLLYWOOD CUMIN CYCLONE DEMOCARCY GANGES HINDI MONSOON TAJ MAHAL YOGA [ILLUSTRATION...

Face facts.
October 1, 2007... Chess was invented in India [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

How to read a painting.(Art Connection)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This particular type of painting used Indian, Persian, and European styles. How did artists in India learn about other styles? As seen in this painting, on the left, Shah Tahmasp, king of Persia, receives Emperor...

The Conch Bearer.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2007... The Conch Bearer Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The setting of this book is a poverty-stricken Indian neighborhood. The focus is on a young boy named Anand and his family, who are living under poor circumstances. Anand's father left many years...

Say what?
October 1, 2007... "Is there a blue one for boys?" --Lauren "Alright, alright, I'll eat my vegetables!" --Ben "Are you sure this isn't for you, Mom?" --Emily "Gross! Do I have to drink that?" --Sophie "Maybe if l make myself...

Say what?(One Last Face)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fill in the speech bubble for this photograph. The best entries will be published on an upcoming issue! Send your captions to facemag@yahoo.com.

Lost again!(Cartoon)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Help our traveler find the perfect picnic spot. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]