the-south-asian Dec 2002

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DECEMBER 2002

Cultural Misperceptions

"We’ve seen the future, and it is not pretty"

Professors Margaret H. DeFleur and Melvin L. DeFleur surveyed more than 1,200 teen-agers in 12 countries from all parts of the world - including Pakistan & Bangladesh - for a project entitled ‘The Next Generation’s Image of Americans.’. Their conclusions: "We’ve seen the future, and it is not pretty. While there were variations from country to country, these youngsters think they know a lot about us. They are convinced, for example, that we are violent, materialistic and want to dominate other people. ..it is a collective perception with the scary potential of becoming a bloody reality when some of these global teens come of age."

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South Asian Heritage

Taxila - Dharmrajika Stupa

The stupa of Dharmarajika was started by Asoka. It is about 3 kilometers from the Taxila museum on a metalled road ; the chapels surrounding it are mostly gone except for the foundations and a few stucco figures . According to Marshall " In the chapel G5 was found some of the most interesting relics yet discovered in this part of India. Read on ....

Remains of the Dharmrajika Stupa

Lifestyle

2003 Convertibles

Roadsters are the stuff that male fantasies are made of. Owning a road-hugging growler is almost an attainable dream now for most mortals. Starting at $19,000, the price tag accelerates faster than the 3.6 second Ferrari take-off.

From the pages of History

Maldive Islands - in 1884- Part II

One of the earliest travelogues on Maldives, this article was written by C W Rosset and published in The Graphic in 1886. It is an account of Rosset's stay in the group of Maldive Islands in 1884.