Basicila of Our Lady of Graces, Sardana, near Meerut, India
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From being an orphaned 12 year old Muslim dancing girl, Begum Samru became the ruler of the principality of Sardana in the 18th century. She later converted to Catholicism. The church that she built was raised to the status of a minor basicila by Pope John XX111 in 1961.
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Ravi Batra
I am a self-taught amateur artist and live with my wife Anita,in New Delhi,India.I spent 35 busy years in the oil industry and in 1996,at the age of 63, took up watercolour painting. I was greatly encouraged when,"The Artist",in its May 2002 issue,featured a painting of mine in its column "How I…
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