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South Asia : People, Prayers, Movies and Politics

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The latest buzz from different blogs from South Asia:

Bangladesh:

- Mezba of a Bengali in TO, a Bangladeshi expat living in Canada describes [1] why is it beneficial to sacrifice an animal back to his country during Eid-ul-Azha.

- Rumi of Drishtipat predicts [2] the fate of Bangladesh's future if the current political situation prevails.

Bhutan:

- Kuzu Bhutan Weblog features [3] Tara the Buddhist Deity and prays for the writers and readers of the Blog.

- Kuensel Online reports [4] that after a four decade long process the demarcation of the international boundary between India and Bhutan has been completed and finalized.

India:

* Chanakya tells [5] in Desicritics – 4 Billion Tickets Sold and 1000 Movies made Each Year in Bollywood, the Indian movie industry going global.

* Rama of the Cuckoo's call has troubles in implementing a project called ‘Toilet Bus’ [6]to mitigate the sufferings [7] of poor women lacking toilet facilities in the slums of urban India.

* Sakshi Juneja writes [8] in Desicritics her reactions about the lawsuit against the actors by a man offended by kissing scene in the Bollywood film Dhoom 2.

Nepal:

- United We Blog comments [9] that power and Pajero are corrupting Nepali political leaders.

- South Asia Biz informs [10] that Nepal has a new national anthem.

- Deepak Adhikari meets [11] the tallest Nepali.

Pakistan:

- The South Asia Biz features [12] Namira Salim, the first Pakistani female to travel space.

- The Glasshouse reports [13]how lives in Pakistan controled Kashmir is regulated by the government and it still calls it free Kashmir.

Sri Lanka:

- Janantha reports [14] that Sri Lanka enters into the era of digital terrestrial broadcasting and reckons that it will be a big change in the way people watch, listen , perform things in life.

- Alisha of The Island Life observes [15] that the most annoying things about the ongoing conflicts in Sri Lanka is the innumerable checkpoints all over the Colombo city.