Village of Unmarried People’s Road to Love

The remote village of Barwaan Kala, west of Bihar in the heart of the Kaimur Hills in India, is the home of some 121 bachelors between the ages of 16 and 80. Since the village is so remote and ther…

No Toilet! No Bride!

In the northern Indian state of Haryana, courtship is generally intricate business, but the mothers of the brides-to-be have simplified matters by clearing stating to potential grooms: “If you don…

New Artificial Hearts Inspired by… Cockroaches!

The cockroach has survived every civilization known to man. It is hard to believe, however, that these critters could actually be a boon to mankind, which believe it or not, they now seem to be, at…

Teacher Fakes Death To Marry Out of Caste

In a tale straight out of the love-story books, comes this true account of an Indian woman from Modavadar in Kutch, India, who pretended to light her own funeral pyre in order to marry the man she lov…

Indian Elephant Bandit: Not Armed But Dangerous

The "Bandit Elephant" in northern Keonjhar district in Orissa state of India, is at it again! The wild pachyderm waylays motorists by refusing to let their vehicles pass unless they give him food. …

Boy, Pierced Through Stomach With 5 Foot Rod, Lives

Last week on March 11, 2009, India celebrated Holi, the Festival of Colors, where people run around all day throwing colored powder and liquids on each other. Mihir Kumar, a 6 year-old boy, climbed…

Police Confuse Living Man as Dead, Send to Autopsy

In a bizarre turn of events that seem straight out of an old Twilight Zone episode, police in Khajekalam, India, mistakenly declared a man dead who was found in a semi-conscious state, and sent him of…

Indian Girl Marries Dog In Bizarre Ritual

A flaming indication that India remains a land of enduring superstition, especially in rural areas where literacy is practically non-existent, here is a most unusual news item about a young girl who w…

Hari Puttar: India’s Harry Potter is Home Alone

Harry Potter fans with laugh or cry at the latest copycat release out of India called "Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors." Although the name sounds similar to the world famous Harry Potter chara…

Secret Behind Indian Guru Levitation Revealed

Accounts of Indian Guru Yogis performing acts of levitation have been documented as far back as 1884, but when a report and pictures were published in 1936 of Yogi Subbayah Pullavar, an Indian Guru, …

Hard Headed Prashant Gets Nailed

When it comes to taking your own life, Prashant is as hard headed as they come and he just won't accept failure. Prashant, 22 years old, nailed an 8 centimeter metal nail into the top of his skull …

2 Faced Baby Born in India

A very special girl was born last March in a small suburb of Delhi, India. She was born with 4 eyes, 2 noses, 2 mouths, 2 ears, and 1 dimple on a shared cheek. Similar to Lakshmi Tatma, a 2 …

Hindu Goddess Born With 4 Legs and 4 Arms

Lakshmi Tatma, a 2 year-old girl born with four arms and four legs is thought to be the reincarnation of the Hindu Goddess Vishnu. Children born with deformities are often viewed as reincarnate…